August 28, 2026
My Column: State Line Hawk Watch
A view of State Line Lookout and the Hudson River beyond in Alpine. By Jim WrightSpecial to The Record |…
Rob led a walk at the Celery Farm on Sunday for NJAS, and one of the participants came across two of these interesting caterpillars (above). I had them IDd as Brown Hooded Owlet Moth Caterpillar.
On the right is what it will look like if it survives till mothhood.
The Moth Photographers Group has a neat page about this moth.
The link is here.