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Beutenmueller's Slug Moth - Hodges#4675 (Isochaetes beutenmuelleri)
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Alyssa7414
caterpillar? -
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
Woodlake, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
August 15, 2015
Is this a caterpillar or some other larva? What does it turn into? I've never seen one like it - or this color. Also, is it poisonous/are the spines/hairs an irritant to the skin?
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Contributed by
Alyssa7414
on 31 August, 2015 - 11:55pm
Last updated 1 September, 2015 - 5:15pm
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john and jane balaban
, 1 September, 2015 - 5:15pm
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Beutenmueller's Slug Moth cat…
The hairy spines can cause skin irritation.
See reference
here.
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Ross Hill
, 1 September, 2015 - 12:14am
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Thanks for the ID and the inf
Thanks for the ID and the info on the hairs. A lot of these sightings I've posted have been from the cap I was working at this summer. I told the kids that the hairs on a caterpillar - especially one with hairs so big - could be an irritant and not to touch.
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Alyssa7414
, 1 September, 2015 - 2:47pm
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Yeah...
I would suggest telling the kids if they see any caterpillars with hairs or spines, that they should avoid any contact with them.
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Ross Hill
, 1 September, 2015 - 11:45pm
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I did the instant they showed
I did the instant they showed me the caterpillar.
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Alyssa7414
, 2 September, 2015 - 3:34pm
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