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Description:

black spiky caterpillar, think it's a leopard moth caterpillar?

Habitat:

On oak trees

2 Species ID Suggestions

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melodiyang
melodiyang 3 years ago
great leopard moth Caterpillar
Hypercompe scribonia giant woolly bear, great leopard moth - Hypercompe scribonia (Stoll 1790)
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Saturniidae27
Saturniidae27 3 years ago
Buck Moth Caterpillar
Hemileuca maia https://img-aws.ehowcdn.com/700x/cdn.onlyinyourstate.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Screen-Shot-2015-07-28-at-7.44.56-AM-700x558.png


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mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 3 years ago

Hi Melodiyang! I agree with Saturniidae27 that this is a species of Hemileuca.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/654731

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MichaelS
MichaelS 3 years ago

Hi melodiyang, welcome to Project Noah!

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melodiyang
Spotted by
melodiyang

Georgia, USA

Spotted on May 7, 2020
Submitted on May 9, 2020

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