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Western Sheep Moth Caterpillar

Hemileuca eglanterina

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Field Notes

Notes:

Saved this guy from an ant attack!

Species ID Suggestions

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ForestDragon
This looks like a caterpillar from Genus Hemileuca. They can inflict a painful sting if handled so be careful! Here is the Genus page from Bugguide. There are a couple of species that the caterpillars look similar: http://bugguide.net/node/view/276/bgpage

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Caterpillars and larvae of the Southwestern United States
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PublishedApril 16, 2013

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