Morning-glory prominent
The morning-glory prominent is a moth from North America. Its caterpillar has a funny nickname, the false unicorn caterpillar. The caterpillars munch the leaves of many trees and bushes.
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Fun facts
Its caterpillars can be found from May to October.
It spends the winter as a pupa, safely tucked away until spring.
In the warm south the moths fly from April to September. In the north they only fly in summer, and there is just one generation a year.
Most asked questions about Morning-glory prominent
?What is a false unicorn caterpillar?
It is the nickname of the caterpillar of the morning-glory prominent moth.
?What does the morning-glory prominent eat?
Its caterpillars eat leaves of many trees and plants, such as oak, maple, birch, roses and morning glory.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Schizura ipomaeae
- Named by
- Doubleday, 1841
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Notodontidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Notodontidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Morning-glory prominent moth, False unicorn caterpillar
Where the facts come from
- Schizura ipomoeae (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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