Help With three Larvae I.D.'s

[Vincent P Lucas]

A photographer friend of mine photographed these three larvae in Miami- 
Dade County, Florida. In two of them, he identifies the plant that  
they are on but not for the third. Can anyone offer some insight into  
what they might be? The only larvae that I can find that utilize  
Spigelia anthelmia (West Indian Pinkroot aka Wormweed) as a foodplant  
host is a member of the Noctuidae i.e. Cydosia nobilitella (MONA 9000)  
formerly Cydosia submutata. My friend did photograph an adult of this  
species not less than 100 yards away from where he photographed the  
larva on West Indian Pinkroot. . . . J.B. Heppner in _Arthropods of  
Florida And Neighboring Land Areas: LEPIDOPTERA OF FLORIDA, Part 1  
Introduction And Catalog_ (2003), states that the hostplant is unknown  
for this species. . . . However, Tietz in _An Index To The Described  
Life Histories, Early Stages And Hosts Of The Macrolepidoptera Of The  
Continental United States And Canada_ (1972) lists Cydosia nobilitella  
(now) as the lep that utilizes West Indian Pinkroot as the larval  
hostplant. The photo of the yellow "dangling" caterpillar looks like a  
geometrid of some type to me, but I'm not sure. The last photo of the  
larva on cypress could possibly be an Arctiid, but again, I don't  
know. Have a look at these three photos and if you can shed any light  
on them as to the identities of these larvae, feel free to chime in  
with your response. Thanks.

Vincent Lucas
Naples, FL
vplucas at comcast.net

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