Spiny Oak-slug Moth
Euclea delphinii
44.3617, -69.195
Field Notes
Description:
Mostly brown wings with patch of rufus and green near top with black spot.
Ranging thoughout most of eastern North America. The larva of the species gives a rather painful sting if bothered. The caterpillars feed on leaves of apple, basswood, cherry, chestnut, maple, oak, redbud, sycamore, willow, and other broad-leaved woody plants.
Habitat:
My farm - Sheet on side of barn, attracted from surrounding fields, marshes and woodlands by light.
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