CLOSED: Caterpillar on Brugmansia

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Sep 29, 2009

In Maryland, September. Only found the one.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 29, 2009

This appears to be a fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea; Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). When caterpillars mature, they leave their web to find a safe place to undergo pupation. See http://tinyurl.com/ybo8r3m for more information.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Sep 29, 2009

aha thanks!

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