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Silk moth

Leucanella saturata

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Field Notes

Description:

Black caterpillar with white and yellow spikes.

Reference Links:

Stinging Guatemalan Caterpillar: perhaps Leucanella species??? - What's Th…

Species ID Suggestions

Saturniid moth

leucanella acutissima

Reference Link
Saturniidae27
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Comments (3)
maplemoth662
A beautiful caterpillar, with beautiful colors....
SukanyaDatta
Please check out this link. http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/02/08/stinging-guatemalan-caterpillar-perhaps-leucanella-species/

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PublishedSeptember 6, 2016

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