Lrg navy larva w/ thin white bands, spatulate tentacles - Austin, TX - on Cissus - Noctuidae ??

[Mike Quinn]

All,

This large distinctive larva was found last year in Central Texas. Anyone
know what it might
be?

I don't think its wide spread in the U.S., thought Cisssus trifoliata is.

Thanks, Mike Quinn, Austin

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http://bugguide.net/node/view/160358
http://bugguide.net/node/view/160355

Riparian Corridor of Onion Creek in SE Austin, Travis County, Texas
October 18, 2006
Size: ~60mm

I found this caterpillar feeding on Cissus incisa.

[= Cissus trifoliata per USDA Plants Database: http://tinyurl.com/yq4kbf
]
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