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Lophocampa argentata
Lophocampa argentata, the silver-spotted tiger moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Packard in 1864. It is found from British Columbia to southern California, and east to Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and possibly to northern Mexico. Larvae of this moth utilize numerous host plants in western North America, notably including the Douglas-fir. (Wikipedia)
On oak leaf along hiking trail in Forest of Nisene Marks State Park, Aptos, CA
Spotted on May 18, 2013
Submitted on May 27, 2013
4 Comments
A beautiful, and cute caterpillar....
Thank you acreamoth99!
Thank you Leuba!
Absolutely lovely caterpillar - great spotting, Misako !