Butterflies and Moths of Southern Vancouver Island--Jeremy B. Tatum

                                                                                                                                                                 

  NOCTUIDAE

Zotheca tranquilla

Elder Moth

  
      


The pale green colour is unusual for a noctuid, and the caterpillar, too, is unusually marked. Look for an untidy nest of brown, skeletonized leaves on Elder; the caterpillar and a mass of frass will be found inside.


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