Latin Name:
Lacinipolia renigera (Stephens, 1829)
(R.
Bercha, det.)
Length: ~35 mm
Range: Alberta
Habitat: Various
Time of year seen: Summer
Caterpillar's Diet: Wild and cultivated herbaceous plants, including: apple, cabbage, clover, corn, tobacco, dandelion, plantain and grape.
Other: These two cutworms were emerged from eggs and raised on dandelion.
Location: Calgary, AB
Date: Sept. 15, 2007