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Citheronia regalis
Larvae of the Regal moth. Large green caterpillar (8-10cm+) w/ orange horns on head, small black spikes lining green body.
Likely sweet gum tree in this region.
Brought to me by a student.
Spotted on Dec 12, 2010
Submitted on Dec 12, 2010
18 Comments
My favorite caterpillar that I haven't found yet. Wonderful and congratulations!
Congrats Makelly, your spotting is featured in the Project Noah blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/5644164...
Incredible!
Very cool!
stunning!
love the color of this creature. and it's amazing photo :)
That is a great great shot.. a face only a mama can love :)
WOW...
These colors are gorgeous! Wouldn't have thought that this is a caterpillar.
That's a catterpillar??? Next time I need to draw a dragon guess where I'll go for inspiration....Amazing photo!
truly amazing!! Thanks for sharing!!
Ow!
Brilliant photo, and congrats on being spotting of the day! :)
Spotting of the day!
"Hickory horned devils are giant caterpillars of the Regal moth, and though they might appear dangerous are actually quite harmless!"
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seems a creature of science fiction,amazing¡¡
Wow! What a nice creature!
wonderful photo!
Citheronia regalis, Regal Moth Caterpillar, AKA Hickory Horned Devil