Zale Lunate Caterpillar on a rose stalk by Eyal Nahmias
Eyal Nahmias

Zale Lunate Caterpillar on a rose stalk by

Lunate Zale Caterpillar on a rose stalk.
The Lunate Zale (Zale lunata) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae.
Santa Barbara, CA U.S.A

Nikon D70 105mm 2.8 vr Micro Nikkor Sb800 flash + reflector
1/200 f36 ISO 500

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Comments

  • Judi FitzPatrick
    Judi FitzPatrick8 months ago

    no idea on its name, but you got a good shot here.

  • Thanks judi, Much appreciated.

    – Eyal Nahmias

  • Magaret Meintjes
    Magaret Meintjes8 months ago

    1 Image per day 2011/1/14

  • Larry Trupp
    Larry Trupp8 months ago

    Wonderful capture

  • Mary Sedici
    Mary Sedici8 months ago

    This is not yet a catepillar just a larvae. If you google catepillar larvaes, you might find one exactly like this one..

  • Carla Wick/Jandelle Petters
    Carla Wick/Jan...7 months ago

    I’m not sure on this one….if you’d like try BugGuide.net….they’re amazing on ID’ing.
    BTW…
    Caterpillars ARE larvae. :o) They start as egg…then larvae/caterpillar…then pupate…THEN become the adults we see fluttering about.
    I’d like to say that this is possibly a type of Sphinx moth…but don’t hold me to that.
    Do you have any other plants near-by like veggies or anything?

  • there are some cacti plants, a palm, and some wondering jew plant and other roses

    – Eyal Nahmias