Found these while cleaning one of my flowerbeds. Closest I find in my book is American Lady but still not an exact match.
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Who's this lil fellar
What plant was this cat eating Peggy?
Deb
I don't know. I was pulling virginia creeper vines out of the flowerbed and off a pine tree when I saw him/her strolling across this piece of petrified wood. Didn't noticed it's mini me until I went to take the picture.
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P, that looks like an Eight-Spotted Forester cat, is that a grape vine it's on? That's one of its host plants.
Whatever they are ...... they sure are cuties! Love the stripes and the colors! Not something that I have ever seen in my area.
I think Rox is correct. A very attractive moth as an adult. This link shows some photos of the cat and moth. Awesome!!!
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/johnson/hort/Butterfly/EightSpottedForester.htm
What a cool find ya have there Peggy.. A nectaring moth! Isn't that cool??? Very handsome turns out! Shows they come this way by the map, but I haven't seen them before.
Deb
I believe we have a winner. I did a little more research on this cat and found that not only do they feed on grape(wild grape is growing in my yard)virginia creeper and boston ivy.
Thanks for the help.
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