Common
Eupithecia Moth - Caterpillar
Species: Eupithecia miserulata Family: Geometridae (Geometer Moths, Inchworms)
Live caterpillar photographed at Winfield IL.
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These larvae feed on aster, clover, coneflower, hoptree, juniper,
wild black cherry, and willow.
This specimen was feeding on black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia
hirta , a
member of the aster family.
