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Orgyia Leucostigma
Taxonomic Hierarchy: • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Arthropoda • Class: Insecta • Order: Lepidoptera • Family: Eribidae • Genus: Orgyia • species: leucostigma Identifying Information: • scientific name: Orgyia Leucostigma • category: butterfly or moth • size: (adult, length) 0.47 " to 1.37" • Colors: yellow, white, black, orange, gray, brown • descriptors: spiky, hairy, feather, flying, bumps
My son spotted this in our driveway. We love in a suburban community in Charlotte, NC.
We have never seen anything like this before. My son just happened to look down and see this in our driveway. He took a picture and thankfully knew to not touch it.
Spotted on Sep 20, 2020
Submitted on Sep 20, 2020
