Isabella Tiger Moth Larvae

The organism is in the caterpillar species, but it is not hairless and grows into a giant moth, not a butterfly. The organism is caterpillar covered from head to toe with fine hairs, a brown pigment in the center of the body, with small tips of black on the ends. It is about 1 inch long, and about a centimeter wide. The caterpillar is said to be poisonous. The caterpillar was seen on a small plant, crawling. The organism lives near a river. The caterpillar eats plants and interacts with other insects. When the organism goes through a metamorphosis, it turns into a large moth called the Isabella Tiger Moth.