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Tiger Moth caterpillar

Haploa sp.

Photo by Ingrid3
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Field Notes

Description:

several cm long, lateral bright yellow line, black dorsal, black face, small bunches of short spiky hairs

Habitat:

eating leaves of a Blueberry bush, Vaccincium sp., cultivated variety

Species ID Suggestions

Tiger Moth

Haploa sp.
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (2)
Jacob Gorneau
Wonderful! This might be H. contigua, but I'm unsure how to reliably differentiate the other species.

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Caterpillars and larvae of the World
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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Caterpillars of Eastern North America
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedOctober 18, 2013

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