[NatureNS] winter caterpillar

From: Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:18:46 -0400
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Hi All=2C
    While walking the dog yesterday I spotted a 2cm. green caterpillar trek=
king across the snow. I collected it and was later able to tentatively ID i=
t as the green instar of the Large Yellow Underwing Moth=2C (Noctua pronuba=
)=2C a cutworm moth common here in the late summer and early fall.      Int=
erestingly it was only introduced into North America in Nova Scotia (Halifa=
x?) in 1979. It now is widespread=2C sometimes endemic=2C all over North Am=
erica. Apparently it survives the winter in larvae form coming out to eat o=
n warm days. I assume it can survive being frozen solid for periods of time=
 to be found this far north. All the best.                                 =
    Fritz McEvoy                                     Sunrise Valley=2C CB (=
near Dingwall)
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rently it survives the winter in larvae form coming out to eat on warm days=
. I assume it can survive being frozen solid for periods of time to be foun=
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