Plusiodonta compressipalpis [Guenee] Moonseed Moth

Noctuidae

Host Plant: Mikania sp.

General description:

 

 

Other Images: Details of body

Determined by: Gentry

 

Time as pupae and rearing results: As of May 2005 N=1Adult

Host plants in database:Moonseed Vine

Parasitoids and predators:

 

Observations and comments: Larva was collected resting on the upper surface of a leaf and is apparently a bird poop mimic.

 

Location of Vouchers: Tulane University

References:
Peterson's Guide to Moths and Butterflies,