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Luna moth caterpillar

Photo by CrystalBeam
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Field Notes

Description:

About three inches in length and almost completely bald with small dots of color where hair folicals show

Species ID Suggestions

Polyphemus Moth caterpillar

Antheraea polyphemus

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ForestDragon
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Comments (1)
ForestDragon
Great find! This looks more like a Polyphemus Moth caterpillar to me. They are very similar. :-)
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2015

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