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Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar

Hypercompe scribonia

1 Species ID Suggestions

abcoblentz
abcoblentz 12 years ago
Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar
Hypercompe scribonia Giant Leopard Moth


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2 Comments

Shaun Followill
Shaun Followill 12 years ago

About an inch long

abcoblentz
abcoblentz 12 years ago

I think it might be a Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar, but it could possibly also be an all-black Isabella Tiger Moth caterpillar (Pyrrharctia isabella). How big was it?

Shaun Followill
Spotted by
Shaun Followill

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on May 11, 2011
Submitted on May 11, 2011

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