T H E P RO M I N E N T S , n u m bering a bo u t 1 00 species n o rth of Mexico, rese m b l e noctuids. Rea d i ly a ttra cted to lights. Many of them ca n be told by their h a i ry legs w h e n a t rest. la rva e of m ost species l i v e o n t r e e leaves. Ma n y species l a c k a n a l p r o l e g s a n d h o l d their rea r e n d s erect. 1 .0-1 .8"
T E N T足 on poplar a n d willow. la rva resem b les that of the Poplar Te ntmaker. I t over足 winters as p u pa, often in its tent. POPLAR T E N T M A K E R is one of seven tentmakers. A l l tent足 maker l a rvae a r e g regarious. They l ive i n a s i l k-lined tent made by d rawing l eaf edges together. This d o u bl e-b rooded species feeds o n willow and poplar. T E N TAC L E D P RO M I N E N T occ urs from Q u e . a n d I l l . south to Fla. and Tex. S i m i l a r species occ u r throughout the U.S. la rva feeds on aspen a n d wil low a n d waves vivid tentacles when a l a rmed. The p u p a overwi nters
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