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

                                                                                                                                                                 

  NOCTUIDAE

Papestra cristifera

  
      

The caterpillar feeds in the fall on alder. The adult moth, which emerges in the spring, bears a crest ("cristifera"), which gives it a resemblance to a Stegosaurus.

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