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859-12. 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, 2010Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010  Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on curly dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010  Yellow hairy caterpillar of Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea) on dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 27, 2010  Ventral view of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 12, 2024  Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on meadow pink in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010  Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) eating Indian paintbrush in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010  Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on Brazilian vervain (Verbena brasiliensis) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010  Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on Engelmann s daisy in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 9, 2010  Brown furry caterpillar of salt marsh moth(?) (Estigmene acrea) near New Horseshoe Lake in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009  Yellow hairy caterpillar of salt marsh moth(?) (Estigmene acrea) on Horseshoe Lake Loop Trail in Brazos Bend State Park. Needville, Texas, April 11, 2009  Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) on Senecio(?) flower in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 12, 2018  Salt marsh moth (Estigmene acrea) caterpillar near a lake shore in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 19, 2009  Anterior or abdominal prolegs with crochets of hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  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  Close up of a feeding salt marsh moth caterpillar on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, December 4, 2012  Salt marsh moth caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 14, 2024  Front segment with prolegs of hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  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  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  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  Salt moth caterpillar at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, April 5, 2020  Salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 26, 2022  Blooming salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 13, 2023  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  Flower buds of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 13, 2023  Furry caterpillar in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010  Seeding salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 14, 2012  White flower buds of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 13, 2023  Seeds of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 14, 2012  Geometrid moth on yankeeweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2010  Caterpillar of salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) feeding on heliotropium plants in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014  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  Fluffy seeds of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 15, 2020  Fluffy seeds of salt-marsh fleabane (Pluchea odorata) on Raccoon Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, December 14, 2012  Salt moth caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012  Back lit moth, dorsal view, in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 7, 2010  Back lit moth, ventral view, in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 7, 2010  Close up of salt moth caterpillar in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 27, 2012  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  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  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  Basal cluster of fleshy leaves of butterwort (Pinguicula pumila) in Big Thicket park, on Pitcher Plant Trail. Leaves are covered with special glandular hairs that trap tiny insects. Texas, March 23, 2008  Salt marsh moth caterpillars feeding on passion flower on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, December 4, 2012  Black swallowtail caterpillar on a stalk of meadow parsley in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010  Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in dew in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2010  Gulf fritillary caterpillar on Deer Run Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 8, 2010  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  Red and black striped caterpillar on soft golden aster (Bradburia pilosa) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 17, 2010  Salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar covered by plants of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016  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  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  Disk-shaped abdomen of crab spider (crablike spiny orb weaver, Gasteracantha elipsoides) on its net in Lick Creek Park, on Iron Bridge Trail. College Station, Texas, June 21, 2008  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  Green lynx mother spider with tiny spiderlings in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 29, 2010  Tiny blue flower of lance-leaved water-willow (Justicia ovata var. lanceolata) on Iron Bridge Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 27, 2010  Tiny yellow flower of Narrow-leaved evening primrose (thread-leaf sundrops, Oenothera linifolia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2010  Salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) or may be Utetheisa pulchella on glasswort near Ruwayda archeological site on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010  Small skullcap (Scutellaria parvula) with tiny blue 2-lobed glandular-hairy flowers with shield-like projection arising from upper lobe in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2010  Tiny green caterpillar on blooming grass in desert. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010  Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangrove in salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Salt marsh with plants of Glaucous glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) in southeast coastal area near Mesaieed. Qatar, January 29, 2010  Salt marsh with tamarisk at Emek Zahar north from Mount Sdom. The Middle East, December 27, 2001  Red prolegs of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022  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  Holes in salt marsh made by small black crabs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Dry papery stripes of seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) near salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010  Salt tolerant gras Aeluropus littoralis(?) taken from salt marsh near Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, June 20, 2015  Red abdominal prolegs and a belly of yellow fuzzy spotted Apatelodes caterpillar (Apatelodes torrefacta) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, October 22, 2022  Caterpillar on plantain in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 10, 2012  Grapeleaf skeletonizer moth (Harrisina americana) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2009  Pyramid flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010  White moth with eggs on a leaf of Yaupon holly in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2020  Caterpillar on a shoot of greenbrier in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 22, 2021  Some orange moth on flowers of late-flowering boneset in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 6, 2021  False dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) with a brown moth in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2024  Furry caterpillar on woolly croton in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 9, 2012  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  Light brown moth on a forest opening over a sewage line in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2023  Close-up of hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  Blooming false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) with a brown moth in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2024  Flower of false dandelion (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus) with a brown moth in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2024  Crested moth Soybean looper (Pseudoplusia includens(?)) on sneezeweed in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 3, 2008  Drummond wild onion (Allium drummondii) with a black moth in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 29, 2009  Fleshy, grayish yellow, fan-shaped caps of black-staining polypore mushrooms Meripilus sumstinei at the base of dry Mexican plum in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 18, 2021  Frost covered farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 17, 2013  Hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) feeding on Ludwigia in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  Side view of hornworm of Banded Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha fasciatus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 12, 2021  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  Caterpillar of black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 18, 2022  Close-up of fleshy, grayish yellow, fan-shaped caps of black-staining polypore mushrooms Meripilus sumstinei at the base of dry Mexican plum in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 18, 2021  Rotting oak log covered by some white resupinate polypore mushroom in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 4, 2021  Frost covered orange leaf of greenbrier (Smilax) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, January 17, 2013  Caterpillar found inside folded leaves of cudweed (Gnaphalium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 11, 2022  White mistflower (Ageratina havanensis, Havana snakeroot) with a caterpillar in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 19, 2008  Monarch caterpillar from green milkweed on Yaupon Loop Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 21, 2019  Dissected Amanita(?) mushrooms covered by fungus Hypomyces hyalinus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020  Molded cap of a bolete mushroom covered by Phycomyces blakesleeanus(?) fungus in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 9, 2018  Dissected large Tylopilus mushroom together with Amanita covered by Hypomyces in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 9, 2020 |
