Hypercompe permaculata
Sub-Family - Arctiidae
Family - Erebidae
Hodges #8144
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Photos of the adult Many-spotted Tiger Moth
Hypercompe permaculata
John Richards had
female oviposit
First Instar
Second Instar photo on 27 August 2017
Third Instar 30 August 2017
Fourth Instar 4 September 2017 10 mm long
Fifth Instar on 9 September 2017
Sixth Instar as of 14 September 2017
Molted to Seventh Instar 25 September, photo on 28 September 2017
Molted to Eighth Instar and photographed on 30 September 2017
Molted to Ninth Instar 8 October 2017
Molted to Tenth Instar 24 October 2017 - 35 mm long
| Photos Adult photographed by Nicky Davis was located 28 August 2014 at Scipio, Millard County, Utah Ova photographed by John L. Richards . He and Kirt Josephson located a female at Mercury light,14 August 2017 in Utah, Juab County, 3 miles west of 9 Mile Canyon, South side of Soldier Creek Rd Larvae emerged 22 August 2017 Started feeding dandelion First Instar photographed on 23 August 2017 - using dandelion leaves as host plant Second Instar 5 mm long photographed on 27 August 2017 (made 2nd instar 25 August) Third Instar 6 mm long photographed 8:00 p.m. 30 August 2017 right after molt Fourth Instar 10 mm long photographed 8:00 a.m. 4 September 2017 Fifth Instar on 9 September Sixth Instar on 14 September Seventh Instar 25 September photo on 28 September Eight Instar 30 September Ninth Instar 8 October Tenth Instar 24 October 2017 Two caterpillars stopped feeding the middle of October and were placed in the crisper of the refrigerator to diapause. Possible larvae Host Plants Common Chickweed - Stellaria media Knotweed - Polygonum Dandelion - Taraxicum Plaintain - Plantago Endive - Cichorium endivia http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8144  |