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Yellowstriped Oakworm moth caterpillar

Anisota peigleri Riotte

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Field Notes

Description:

Black bodied with yellow striped running down its side; about 1 inches long; prominent black horns on second thoracic segment; rows of small spines along body

Habitat:

Urban schoolyard found on Eastern Red Cedar

Reference Links:

yellowstriped oakworm - Anisota peigleri Riotte

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Global Schoolyard Bioblitz!
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2016

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