![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/859/jpeg/11t.jpg) Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on curly dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/856/jpeg/12t.jpg) Yellow hairy caterpillar of Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea) on dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 27, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3509/jpeg/23t.jpg) Ventral view of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 12, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/859/jpeg/12t.jpg) Middle segments of abdomen of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) with fleshy feet (prolegs) covered with tiny gripping hooklets (crochets) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/862/jpeg/20t.jpg) Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) eating Indian paintbrush in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/862/jpeg/18t.jpg) Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on meadow pink in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/862/jpeg/23t.jpg) Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on Brazilian vervain (Verbena brasiliensis) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/858/jpeg/10t.jpg) Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on Engelmann s daisy in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 9, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/733/jpeg/07t.jpg) Brown furry caterpillar of salt marsh moth(?) (Estigmene acrea) near New Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/733/jpeg/06t.jpg) Yellow hairy caterpillar of salt marsh moth(?) (Estigmene acrea) on Horseshoe Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2018/2244/jpeg/24t.jpg) Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) on Senecio(?) flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 12, 2018
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/800/jpeg/15t.jpg) Salt marsh moth (Estigmene acrea) caterpillar near a lake shore in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 19, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1124/jpeg/02t.jpg) Close up of a feeding salt marsh moth caterpillar on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, December 4, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3511/jpeg/20t.jpg) Salt marsh moth caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3631/jpeg/22t.jpg) Hornworm caterpillar of Lesser Vine Sphinx Moth (Banded Sphinx Moth, Eumorpha fasciatus) in ultraviolet light in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 13, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3631/jpeg/23t.jpg) Tail of Hornworm caterpillar of Lesser Vine Sphinx Moth (Banded Sphinx Moth, Eumorpha fasciatus) in ultraviolet light in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 13, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3012/jpeg/31t.jpg) Hornworm caterpillar of Lesser Vine Sphinx Moth (Banded Sphinx Moth, Eumorpha fasciatus) on water-primrose (Ludwigia, Onagraceae) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 26, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2679/jpeg/08t.jpg) Salt moth caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3251/jpeg/18t.jpg) Salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 26, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3416/jpeg/11t.jpg) Blooming salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 13, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2680/jpeg/07t.jpg) Salt moth caterpillar on a leaf of giant ragweed at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3416/jpeg/05t.jpg) Flower buds of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 13, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/895/jpeg/14t.jpg) Caterpillar in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 24, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/857/jpeg/13t.jpg) Furry caterpillar in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3416/jpeg/10t.jpg) White flower buds of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 13, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1126/jpeg/08t.jpg) Seeding salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 14, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1126/jpeg/07t.jpg) Seeds of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 14, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/895/jpeg/21t.jpg) Geometrid moth on yankeeweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/16t.jpg) Caterpillar of salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) feeding on heliotropium plants in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1126/jpeg/10t.jpg) Fluffy seeds of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 14, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3618/jpeg/06t.jpg) Salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2800/jpeg/09t.jpg) Fluffy seeds of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 15, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1064/jpeg/02t.jpg) Salt moth caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/896/jpeg/19t.jpg) Back lit moth, ventral view, in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 7, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/896/jpeg/20t.jpg) Back lit moth, dorsal view, in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 7, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1064/jpeg/01t.jpg) Close up of salt moth caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1178/jpeg/08t.jpg) Black and orange caterpillar of salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) in desert near industrial zone of Ras Laffan, north from Doha. Qatar, March 23, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/917/jpeg/05t.jpg) Caterpillar of salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya site, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 25, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3618/jpeg/07t.jpg) Blooming salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1124/jpeg/01t.jpg) Salt marsh moth caterpillars feeding on passion flower on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, December 4, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/857/jpeg/11t.jpg) Black swallowtail caterpillar on a stalk of meadow parsley in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/867/jpeg/19t.jpg) Gulf fritillary caterpillar on Deer Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/857/jpeg/09t.jpg) Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3618/jpeg/05t.jpg) Flowers of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/895/jpeg/02t.jpg) Red and black striped caterpillar on soft golden aster (Bradburia pilosa) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 17, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/857/jpeg/10t.jpg) Black swallowtail caterpillar in dew showing its osmeterium (orange horns, forked, eversible organ behind the head) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/824/jpeg/22t.jpg) Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3005/jpeg/23t.jpg) Hornworm of Lesser Vine Sphinx Moth (Banded Sphinx Moth, Eumorpha fasciatus) on water-primrose (Ludwigia, Onagraceae) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3005/jpeg/24t.jpg) Back segment with prolegs of hornworm of Lesser Vine Sphinx Moth (Banded Sphinx Moth, Eumorpha fasciatus) on water-primrose (Ludwigia, Onagraceae) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/827/jpeg/25t.jpg) Salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) or may be Utetheisa pulchella on glasswort near Ruwayda archeological site on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/825/jpeg/04t.jpg) Salt marsh with plants of Glaucous glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) in southeast coastal area near Mesaieed. Qatar, January 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/837/jpeg/24t.jpg) Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangrove in salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/632/jpeg/05t.jpg) Genista broom moth (Uresiphita reversalis) caterpillar eating a green pod of bluebonnet (lupinus) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 15, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/837/jpeg/23t.jpg) Holes in salt marsh made by small black crabs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/837/jpeg/25t.jpg) Dry papery stripes of seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) near salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1614/jpeg/17t.jpg) Salt tolerant gras Aeluropus littoralis(?) taken from salt marsh near Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, June 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1053/jpeg/04t.jpg) Caterpillar on plantain in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 10, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/744/jpeg/23t.jpg) Grapeleaf skeletonizer moth (Harrisina americana) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/824/jpeg/24t.jpg) Pyramid flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2700/jpeg/03t.jpg) White moth with eggs on a leaf of Yaupon holly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/2916/jpeg/10t.jpg) Caterpillar on a shoot of greenbrier in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 22, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3505/jpeg/03t.jpg) False dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) with a brown moth in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3019/jpeg/11t.jpg) Some orange moth on flowers of late-flowering boneset in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 6, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1109/jpeg/19t.jpg) Furry caterpillar on woolly croton in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 9, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/825/jpeg/01t.jpg) Pyramid spikes of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a fly. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/739/jpeg/12t.jpg) Drummond wild onion (Allium drummondii) with a black moth in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3374/jpeg/16t.jpg) Light brown moth on a forest opening over a sewage line in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3505/jpeg/16t.jpg) Blooming false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) with a brown moth in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3505/jpeg/05t.jpg) Flower of false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) with a brown moth in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/676/jpeg/19t.jpg) Crested moth Soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens(?)) on sneezeweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3006/jpeg/06t.jpg) Close-up of hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3006/jpeg/05t.jpg) Side view of hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3005/jpeg/25t.jpg) Hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) feeding on Ludwigia in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/825/jpeg/03t.jpg) Pyramid spike of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with mangrove in background. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3134/jpeg/06t.jpg) Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 18, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3005/jpeg/26t.jpg) Front segment with prolegs of hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2022/3129/jpeg/16t.jpg) Caterpillar found inside folded leaves of cudweed (Gnaphalium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2022
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/679/jpeg/26t.jpg) White mistflower (Ageratina havanensis, Havana snakeroot) with a caterpillar in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 19, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2485/jpeg/04t.jpg) Monarch caterpillar from green milkweed on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 21, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3006/jpeg/04t.jpg) Hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) with a leaf of water-primrose (Ludwigia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3006/jpeg/01t.jpg) Hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) feeding on water-primrose (Ludwigia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3006/jpeg/08t.jpg) Anterior or abdominal prolegs with crochets of hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3020/jpeg/10t.jpg) Buckeye caterpillar on purple gerardia (false foxglove, Agalinis purpurea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 9, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3006/jpeg/07t.jpg) Hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) with flower buds of water-primrose (Ludwigia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3006/jpeg/03t.jpg) Hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) eating a leaf of water-primrose (Ludwigia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3006/jpeg/02t.jpg) Hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) munching a leaf of water-primrose (Ludwigia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/398/jpeg/24t.jpg) Giles Creek and a salt marsh at the entrance of Demarest - Lloyd State Park. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, June 21, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2021/3019/jpeg/09t.jpg) Marsh fleabane in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 6, 2021
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/825/jpeg/02t.jpg) Flower spikes of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) popping from cyanobacterial crust of salt marsh. Southeast coastal area near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/824/jpeg/23t.jpg) Yellow and maroon flower buds emerging from sand of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) appear in a desert after recent rains. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/447/jpeg/07t.jpg) Buck moth caterpillar from an oak of Saint Charles Avenue, on a desk. New Orleans, Louisiana, May 4, 2005.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3405/jpeg/15t.jpg) Luna moth caterpillar on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, May 6, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3618/jpeg/20t.jpg) Narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 11, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2019/2596/jpeg/02t.jpg) Spiny oak-slug moth caterpillar, Euclea incisa or may be E. delphinii, on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 16, 2019
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3519/jpeg/15t.jpg) Hemlock looper moth (Lambdina fiscellaria) on leaves on Lick Creek Greenway Trail. College Station, Texas, April 23, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2020/2758/jpeg/09t.jpg) Camouflaged green and purple caterpillar on longspike tridens grass (Tridens strictus) on sewage line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 23, 2020
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3522/jpeg/04t.jpg) Seedling of a dicotyledon plant narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 27, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3524/jpeg/23t.jpg) Young plants of a dicotyledon plant narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 3, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3496/jpeg/13t.jpg) Seedling of a dicotyledon plant narrowleaf marsh elder (Iva angustifolia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 22, 2024
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