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unknown caterpillar - Hemileuca maia
Copyright © 2004 carolinensis

unknown caterpillar - Hemileuca maia
Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA
May 11, 2004
Size: approx. 1.5 in.

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Contributed by carolinensis on 26 September, 2008 - 12:04am
Last updated 26 September, 2008 - 5:02pm

Buck Moth
Hemileuca maia
… Ryan, 26 September, 2008 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

Looks like we see the spines
of the genus Hemileuca. Do you find the hairs to be irritating?
… john and jane balaban, 26 September, 2008 - 9:35am login or register to post comments

 
thanks! no, not at all. there
thanks! no, not at all. there were many of these around, and i handled several.
… carolinensis, 26 September, 2008 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

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