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May 4, 2024 2:01 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kat
Magnolia, Tx (Zone 9a)
Winter Sowing Region: Texas Hummingbirder Container Gardener Gardens in Buckets Herbs
Moon Gardener Enjoys or suffers hot summers Heirlooms Vegetable Grower Bookworm
Anybody recognize this? I haven't hat time to search for svb images
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May 4, 2024 2:12 PM CST
Name: Anne
Texas (Zone 8b)
Bee Lover Plant and/or Seed Trader Tomato Heads Region: Texas Seed Starter Peppers
Heirlooms Greenhouse Frogs and Toads Vegetable Grower
Eight-Spotted Forester Moth.
It's not letting post a link to a website but you can Google it.
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May 4, 2024 2:13 PM CST
Name: Nancy
Northeastern Illinois (Zone 5b)
Hummingbirder Birds Bird Bath, Fountain and Waterfall Hydrangeas Adeniums Daylilies
Salvias Container Gardener Enjoys or suffers cold winters Butterflies Dragonflies Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
By a really odd coincidence I happened to see that just the other day when I was looking at Illinois moths. Pretty sure it's an eight-spotted forester moth, which is also found in TX, more common in spring.

Edit: Anne was quicker! But it's a very pretty moth, it's one of the reasons I remembered seeing it at the site.

And here's what the caterpillar looks like, taken from Insects in the City.

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May 4, 2024 2:21 PM CST
Name: Anne
Texas (Zone 8b)
Bee Lover Plant and/or Seed Trader Tomato Heads Region: Texas Seed Starter Peppers
Heirlooms Greenhouse Frogs and Toads Vegetable Grower
Murky said:
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Never seen the caterpillar here. Thinking If I have, especially on my plants, more than likely I would've stepped on it. *Blush*
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May 4, 2024 3:38 PM CST
Name: Zoƫ
Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft (Zone 7b)
Bee Lover Salvias Region: New Mexico Herbs Container Gardener Composter
Cat Lover Butterflies Bookworm Birds Enjoys or suffers hot summers
I just found it also
http://mothphotographersgroup....

and my search history tells me I looked up photos of the caterpillar a month ago. Did you post a picture of the cat, Kat?
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May 4, 2024 5:29 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Kat
Magnolia, Tx (Zone 9a)
Winter Sowing Region: Texas Hummingbirder Container Gardener Gardens in Buckets Herbs
Moon Gardener Enjoys or suffers hot summers Heirlooms Vegetable Grower Bookworm
No, haven't spotted any cats...need to see what they feast on - it IS a moth after all. Ok, peppervines, got too many of those, grapevines and Virginia creepers. I have seen quite a few of these moths recently. Thanx guys
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