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Brown caterpillar Maryland (Curve-lined Owlet moth caterpillar)

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CURVE-LINED OWLET MOTH CATERPILLAR
by: Moni

Anonymous
Interesting that you found it in the car...had you parked in in a wooded area?
They have been found in NH so tho it is not commonly found they are in your area.
Great find for you!!
Brown caterpillar maryland
by: Anonymous

We just found one of these caterpillars...in Concord, MA. Sounds like this is out of its normal range. I found it crawling on the seat of my car, so I have no idea what plant it came from. We don't have any greenbrier that I know of.

Curve-lined Owlet moth caterpillar
by: Moni

Bonnie
The neat insect is a Curve-lined Owlet moth caterpillar. It is said the caterpillar should have its own name!
This is an uncommon insect to find. Usually it is found around woodlands and forest edges. Most of these insects are found in the southern half of the US.
The caterpillar feeds on greenbriers.
The adult starts flying in May thru August from an overwintering pupa.
Thanks for sharing such a neat find!

Here are photos of the moth and caterpillars
ttp://bugguide.net/node/view/497/bgimage

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