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{{#Wiki_filter:Variable Climbing Caterpillar (Xestia elimata)Page I of 2 Forest Pests: Insects, Diseases & Other Damage Agents Home About Us Partners Hel Search: lenter search -J Advanced Search Forest Pests of North America Insects Diseases Weeds Other Agents Forest Pest Images Variable Climbing Caterpillar (Xestia elimata)Maier, C.T., C.R. Lemmon, J.M. Fengler, D.F. Schweitzer, and R.C. Reardon. 2004.Caterpillars on the Foliage of Conifers in the Northeastern United States.FHTET-2004-1.
{{#Wiki_filter:Variable Climbing Caterpillar (Xestia elimata)                                                               Page I of 2 Forest Pests: Insects, Diseases & Other Damage Agents                 Home     About Us     Partners   Hel Search:       lenter search             -     J     Advanced Search           Forest Pests of North America Insects                   Diseases             Weeds             Other Agents Forest Pest Images Variable Climbing Caterpillar (Xestia elimata)
Morgantown, WV: USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team; 151 p.Description.
Maier, C.T., C.R. Lemmon, J.M. Fengler,D.F.Schweitzer, and R.C. Reardon. 2004.
Speckled, grayish brown body with dark brown spiracular stripe; variable body color. Brown head with dark brown streak down lobes to frons (extension of subdorsal stripe) and with reticulation elsewhere.
Caterpillarson the Foliage of Conifers in the NortheasternUnited States.
White middorsal stripe; remainder of dorsum light grayish brown with row of paired, offset, dark brown spots on each side of segments; intermittent, white subdorsal stripe trimmed with dark brown mainly above. Distinct, dark brown spiracular stripe; body lightly speckled with white laterally; light brown or grayish brown below yellowish spiracles.
FHTET-2004-1. Morgantown, WV: USDA ForestService, ForestHealth Technology Enterprise Team; 151 p.
Up to 30 mm.Food. Pitch, red, and other hard pines.Life Cycle. One generation.
Description. Speckled, grayish brown body with dark brown spiracular stripe; variable body color. Brown head with dark brown streak down lobes to frons (extension of subdorsal stripe) and with reticulation elsewhere. White middorsal stripe; remainder of dorsum light grayish brown with row of paired, offset, dark brown spots on each side of segments; intermittent, white subdorsal stripe trimmed with dark brown mainly above. Distinct, dark brown spiracular stripe; body lightly speckled with white laterally; light brown or grayish brown below yellowish spiracles. Up to 30 mm.
Partly grown to mature caterpillar overwinters in soil or debris. Mature caterpillar present on foliage in October and from April to June in New England, and from October to April in southern New Jersey.Comments.
Food. Pitch, red, and other hard pines.
The mature caterpillar of this species also has a common grayish brown form and a scarce green form. This species has another appropriate common name, the chameleon caterpillar.
Life Cycle. One generation. Partly grown to mature caterpillar overwinters in soil or debris. Mature caterpillar present on foliage in October and from April to June in New England, and from October to April in southern New Jersey.
Normally, the http://www.forestpests.org/caterpillars/variableclimbingcat.cfm1 1/23/2008 Variable Climbing Caterpillar (Xestia elimata)Page 2 of 2 brownish last instars of Xestia species feed at night. Occasionally, the last instar of the variable climbing caterpillar will climb trees to feed during exceptionally warm periods in the winter. Before forming a pupa, this caterpillar constructs a chamber in the soil where it may remain dormant for 2 to 8 months. In some areas, the last instars of Xestia are easily collected at sugar baits in the fall and the spring.[ Contents ][ Previous ][ Next ] [ Home ]V I Forest Pests.org is a part of the Bugwood Network The University of Georgia -Warnell School of Forest Resources and College of Agricultural  
Comments. The mature caterpillar of this species also has a common grayish brown form and a scarce green form. This species has another appropriate common name, the chameleon caterpillar. Normally, the http://www.forestpests.org/caterpillars/variableclimbingcat.cfm1                                               1/23/2008
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Variable Climbing Caterpillar (Xestia Elimata)
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Variable Climbing Caterpillar (Xestia elimata) Page I of 2 Forest Pests: Insects, Diseases & Other Damage Agents Home About Us Partners Hel Search: lenter search - J Advanced Search Forest Pests of North America Insects Diseases Weeds Other Agents Forest Pest Images Variable Climbing Caterpillar (Xestia elimata)

Maier, C.T., C.R. Lemmon, J.M. Fengler,D.F.Schweitzer, and R.C. Reardon. 2004.

Caterpillarson the Foliage of Conifers in the NortheasternUnited States.

FHTET-2004-1. Morgantown, WV: USDA ForestService, ForestHealth Technology Enterprise Team; 151 p.

Description. Speckled, grayish brown body with dark brown spiracular stripe; variable body color. Brown head with dark brown streak down lobes to frons (extension of subdorsal stripe) and with reticulation elsewhere. White middorsal stripe; remainder of dorsum light grayish brown with row of paired, offset, dark brown spots on each side of segments; intermittent, white subdorsal stripe trimmed with dark brown mainly above. Distinct, dark brown spiracular stripe; body lightly speckled with white laterally; light brown or grayish brown below yellowish spiracles. Up to 30 mm.

Food. Pitch, red, and other hard pines.

Life Cycle. One generation. Partly grown to mature caterpillar overwinters in soil or debris. Mature caterpillar present on foliage in October and from April to June in New England, and from October to April in southern New Jersey.

Comments. The mature caterpillar of this species also has a common grayish brown form and a scarce green form. This species has another appropriate common name, the chameleon caterpillar. Normally, the http://www.forestpests.org/caterpillars/variableclimbingcat.cfm1 1/23/2008

Variable Climbing Caterpillar (Xestia elimata) Page 2 of 2 brownish last instars of Xestia species feed at night. Occasionally, the last instar of the variable climbing caterpillar will climb trees to feed during exceptionally warm periods in the winter. Before forming a pupa, this caterpillar constructs a chamber in the soil where it may remain dormant for 2 to 8 months. In some areas, the last instars of Xestia are easily collected at sugar baits in the fall and the spring.

[ Contents ] [ Previous ] [ Next ] [ Home ]

Forest Pests.org is a part of the Bugwood Network I

The University of Georgia - Warnell School of Forest Resources and V College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences - Dept. of Entomology In cooperation with the Georgia Forestry Commission.

Funding and Support provided by the USDA Forest Service Home I Accessibility Policy I Privacy Policy I Disclaimers I Contact Us Last updated on Wednesday, September 08, 2004 at 02:52 PM www.forestpests.org version 2.0, XHTML 1.1, CSS, 508.

http://www.forestpests.org/caterpillars/variableclimbingcat.cfm/ 1/23/2008

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