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Photo by Debra Oliver
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Species ID Suggestions

Giant leopard moth caterpillar

Hypercompe scribonia

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Mark Ridgway
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Mark Ridgway
it's a beautiful moth caterpillar - see suggestion above
Debra Oliver
It was in the grass close to a building. I touched it with a leaf and it curled into the ball in the picture. It has black hairs with orange/red stripes that are not hairs, but I don't want to speculate what they are. Let me know if this helps. It may be a butterfly.
Mark Ridgway
This looks an amazing thing. Please tell us something about it. Was it moving? What size was it? What happened to it?
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PublishedMay 11, 2014

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