Photo by Drees. Caterpillars are light green with darker strips along their sides and their bodies are covered with yellow, hairy tubercles. Eight other species occur in the state, mainly in semi-wooded areas.
Caterpillars have chewing mouth parts.
Adults have siphoning mouths. Common in the eastern half of the state in moist wooded areas. Caterpillars feed on Poaceae grasses, Axonopus compressus and Cynodon dactylon . See also Butterfly Gardening in Texas . For additional information, contact your local Texas extension service agent, or search for other state extension service offices.