Common name : Zebra caterpillar
Scientific name : Melanchra picta
Family : Noctuidae
Native to : United States
Interesting fact : When threatened or disturbed, the zebra caterpillar rolls up, falls to the ground and plays dead.
While the moth has a wingspan of 40 mm, and has purplish brown wings with whitish hind wings, the larva is 35-40 mm in length and pale with stripes along its body. Its diet is comprised of cabbage, beets and other cultivated plants during the day.
