Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 979605

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth
Harrisina americana

Observation date: June 18, 2014
Submitted by: Raebohtn
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: These tiny caterpillars were found around 7:30pm in my backyard. They were all gathered in the undersides of leaves on a native vine that grows on my fence. I am unsure of the name of the vine but it resembles something in the grape or muscadine family. I collected the caterpillars by picking the sections of the vine they were on and have put them in a screen bug enclosure to hopefully grow them out. They are a little less than one inch a piece right now.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: July 09, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Tennessee, Hamilton County