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Asp Caterpillar

Megalopyge opercularis

Notes:

These photos are of the same caterpillar. The darker hair and white dots started showing up a couple weeks after the first photos were taken.

1 Species ID Suggestions

eelhsamarie
eelhsamarie 10 years ago
Asp Caterpillar
Megalopyge opercularis Megalopyge opercularis


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3 Comments

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 10 years ago

Wow, that's wild.

keithp2012
keithp2012 10 years ago

Its like a toupee :)

CaseyFowler
CaseyFowler 10 years ago

Awesome, thanks!

CaseyFowler
Spotted by
CaseyFowler

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Sep 7, 2013
Submitted on Sep 5, 2013

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