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title: "Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth"
description: "Anticarsia gemmatalis — Owady i pająki. Anticarsia gemmatalis is a tropical species of caterpillar and moth that migrates north each season."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/velvetbean-caterpillar-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth

> Anticarsia gemmatalis — Owady i pająki. Anticarsia gemmatalis is a tropical species of caterpillar and moth that migrates north each season.

- Scientific name: *Anticarsia gemmatalis*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `farm` (Gospodarstwo)
- iNaturalist observations: 10539
- Wikidata: [Q4774594](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4774594)
- iNaturalist taxon: [213809](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/213809)

## Names

- en: Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth
- es: Gusano terciopelo

## Countries with the most observations

US (5922), MX (634), AR (313), CA (265), BR (183), TT (53), GP (37), CO (27), UY (22), DO (19), BB (17), EC (17)

## Summary

Anticarsia gemmatalis is a tropical species of caterpillar and moth that migrates north each season. The species can commonly be found in the Gulf states, north as far as Wisconsin. The adults have wings that are grayish brown, crossed with brown or black zigzag lines. The caterpillars are black or green, with narrow lighter stripes on the back and sides. They spit out a brownish substance, spring into the air and wriggle a lot when they are disturbed. The species eats velvet beans, peanut, soybeans, cotton, kudzu, alfalfa, cowpeas, horse beans, snap beans, lima beans, and coffeeweeds. Its common name is velvetbean…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticarsia_gemmatalis

## Photo

![Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/velvetbean-caterpillar-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: kcthetc1 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/239335127

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/velvetbean-caterpillar-moth?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).