2018 November 18
Jochen Möhr writes from Metchosin: Some of my Kale plants are fairly eaten up. During the day, I never found a caterpillar, but now, finally, I decided to go out in the dark and found indeed nine caterpillars. They must be hiding in the soil during the day.
Jeremy Tatum writes: These are the European Large Yellow Underwing Moth Noctua pronuba. They do indeed hide in the soil during the day, and come up to feed at night. They can be found in almost any month of the year.
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba (Lep.: Noctuidae) Jochen Möhr
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba (Lep.: Noctuidae) Jochen Möhr
Jeremy Tatum adds: I saw two Banded Woolly Bears Pyrrharctia isabella enjoying the sun at Tod Creek Flats this afternoon.