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morningglorymom Hamilton, Canada Aug 27, 2015

Found this little guy in my carrot tops, didn't notice him clinging to the foliage until I was removing the tops. I am in southern Ontario. I have not seen him eat any of the carrot tops I've provided in the bug enclosure he is now in. Any thoughts?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 27, 2015

It's in the family Noctuidae, Melanchra adjuncta, known as the hitched arches - http://www.pbase.com/laroseforest/image/108702087
They reportedly feed on the leaves of a wide variety of herbaceous (including alfalfa, asparagus, bracken, clover, dandelion, goldenrod, plantain, and trefoil) and woody plants (including alder, birch, elder, elm, gooseberry, honeysuckle, and willow).

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morningglorymom Hamilton, Canada Aug 28, 2015

thank you! That's exactly what it is :-) gave him some dandelion leaves and he is happily munching away now :-)

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