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What is this?? - Citheronia regalis
Copyright © 2006 tejas4747

What is this?? - Citheronia regalis
Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
September 2, 2006
Size: 5 inches
We found the big guy eating our Liclic Bush in the morning.We live in the western part of West Virgina. Notice the horns on (what we think)is his head.
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Contributed by tejas4747 on 4 September, 2006 - 6:39pm
Last updated 6 November, 2006 - 9:49am

Moved
Moved from Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 6 November, 2006 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 5 November, 2006 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

Nice find!
This is the Hickory Horned Devil, the caterpillar of a beautiful moth. (Click on the name for more information).

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 5 September, 2006 - 7:38am login or register to post comments

Weird
i have stubmbled across one of those things today at my buddies house in his back yard. i also what this weird thing is and what have you. my buddies house who i found it at said he had one there before but its been a couple years sience he last seen one. Salem County, Alloway, New Jersey. crawling around in the grass
… Nate Boleslawski, 4 September, 2006 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

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