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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Royal Moths (Ceratocampinae) » Anisota » peigleri/senatoria group  (Anisota peigleri/senatoria group ) » Peigler's Oakworm Moth  - Hodges#7720 (Anisota peigleri)
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Unknown Caterpillar - Anisota peigleri
Copyright © 2005 Jon Maloney

Unknown Caterpillar - Anisota peigleri
Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
September 9, 2005
Size: 2 inches
I encountered six of these in one afternoon -- on the road, sidewalks, and front step.
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Contributed by Jon Maloney on 15 September, 2005 - 1:49pm
Last updated 24 August, 2013 - 4:50pm

Moved
Moved from Orange-tipped oakworm moth.
… Ryan St Laurent, 24 August, 2013 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Anisota.
… john and jane balaban, 25 December, 2008 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

Oakworm
It's the caterpillar of an Oakworm moth, Anisota peigleri, or the very similar Anisota senatoria. They become quite abundant at this time of year in North Carolina. You will see them about looking for sites to pupate, apparently in soil.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 15 September, 2005 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank You
Thanks for your post Patrick. I've researched both species online since reading your comments. I'm inclined to think my specimens were Anisota peigleri as you suggested, but also as you noted both species are very similar. Many pictures of the orangestriped oakworm (Anisota senatoria) show yellow stripes. Distribution data available online is inconclusive. Mine had prominent spines which seems more common in A. peigleri. Thanks again.

Jon Maloney
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… Jon Maloney, 16 September, 2005 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

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