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Spotting

Description:

Bright green multi-legged creature

Habitat:

Forest

Notes:

Pinery Provincial Park

1 Species ID Suggestions

Crowned Slug Caterpillar
Isa textula Crowned Slug Caterpillar | What's That Bug?


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1 Comment

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

It is a Crowned Slug Caterpillar, family Limacodidae. According to BugGuide: “Larvae are often found on oak, but also eat leaves of many other trees including cherry, maple, basswood, elm and beech.“ This caterpillar should be handled with care as it is capable of stinging.

JodiFunk
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JodiFunk

Spotted on Sep 17, 2012
Submitted on Sep 17, 2012

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