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Photo by melodiyang
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Field Notes

Description:

black spiky caterpillar, think it's a leopard moth caterpillar?

Habitat:

On oak trees

Species ID Suggestions

great leopard moth Caterpillar

Hypercompe scribonia

Reference Link
melodiyang
1

Buck Moth Caterpillar

Hemileuca maia

Reference Link
Saturniidae27
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Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
Hi Melodiyang! I agree with Saturniidae27 that this is a species of Hemileuca. https://bugguide.net/node/view/654731
Michael
Hi melodiyang, welcome to Project Noah!

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PublishedMay 9, 2020

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