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Buck Moth - Hodges#7730 (Hemileuca maia)
Photo#270435
Copyright © 2009
Charles Schurch Lewallen
Black cats -
Hemileuca maia
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
April 28, 2009
Size: aprox. 40mm
On oak.
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Contributed by
Charles Schurch Lewallen
on 28 April, 2009 - 1:45pm
Last updated 28 April, 2009 - 5:18pm
On Oak
I suspect this is early instar Buck Moth larvae. Not sure which species you have.
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Bob Barber
, 28 April, 2009 - 4:40pm
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black cats
Thanks.
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Charles Schurch Lewallen
, 28 April, 2009 - 4:50pm
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Yes
These are Buck Moth larvae, species Hemileuca maia
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Ryan St Laurent
, 28 April, 2009 - 4:55pm
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Black cats
Great, Thanks Ryan.
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Charles Schurch Lewallen
, 28 April, 2009 - 5:15pm
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