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Lophocampa maculata ? - Lophocampa maculata
Copyright © 2009 Gary McDonald

Lophocampa maculata ? - Lophocampa maculata
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
October 31, 2009
Size: ~20mm total length.
Saw this guy crawling across our driveway (live oak/chaparral habitat). Looks like it might be .
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 11 December, 2009 - 4:41pm
Last updated 12 December, 2009 - 3:51pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 12 December, 2009 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

I would agree with
Lophocampa maculata.
… roar, 12 December, 2009 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

Hi. As has been already repor
Hi. As has been already reported, I am conducting a research project on this species and would like to get any additional info you might have. Please contact me at kgs@lclark.edu. Thanks!
… ken strothkamp, 12 December, 2009 - 1:23pm login or register to post comments

We would certainly guess that you are correct
but this is a very interesting pattern. Ken Strothkamp is studying these as you can see on the image you linked. We're certain he would like to hear from you to get more details.
… john and jane balaban, 11 December, 2009 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

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