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Hag Moth (Monkey Slug Caterpillar)

Phobetron pithecium

Description:

Crawled like a caterpillar. Underside looks like one. Too side had camouflage leaf like features. Need help identifying!

Habitat:

Found on a boulder rock on sugarloaf mountain MD

1 Species ID Suggestions

Hag Moth (Monkey Slug Caterpillar)
Phobetron pithecium Species Phobetron pithecium - Hag Moth - Hodges#4677 - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

BrendanMac
BrendanMac 9 years ago

What an amazing caterpillar! Thanks for the information Forest!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

This is, in fact, a caterpillar. You should move this spotting to the Arthropods section. These caterpillars can sting so it is safer to avoid handling them with bare skin. They are really neat!

BrendanMac
Spotted by
BrendanMac

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Aug 16, 2014
Submitted on Aug 19, 2014

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