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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Bombycoidea » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae) » Hemileucini » Automeris » Cecrops eyed Silkmoth - Hodges#7748 (Automeris cecrops) » Automeris cecrops pamina
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Green Sierra Ancha Wilderness Caterpillar - Automeris cecrops
Copyright © 2006 Randal Schulhauser

Green Sierra Ancha Wilderness Caterpillar - Automeris cecrops
Sierra Ancha Wilderness Rim Trail #139, Gila County, Arizona, USA
September 4, 2006
Hiking the Sierra Ancha Wilderness in Gila County and Randal took this photo of this specimen.
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Contributed by Alan English on 10 September, 2006 - 12:08am
Last updated 25 December, 2008 - 10:22am

Moved
Moved from Automeris.
… john and jane balaban, 25 December, 2008 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 9 December, 2006 - 10:31am login or register to post comments

Thank you, that pointed me in
Thank you, that pointed me in the right direction.

Most likely Automeris boudinotiana (I detect yellow marking at the lower rear)
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moth_larvae/Saturniidae/Aboudin6th.jpg
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Saturniidae/A_boudinotiana-m.jpg

or also Automeris Io
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moth_larvae/Saturniidae/Aiodraudt6th.jpg
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Saturniidae/Aiodraudtmale.jpg
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Saturniidae/Aiodraudtfem.jpg

Other possibilities include
an Automeris randa
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moth_larvae/Saturniidae/A_randa-l.jpg
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Saturniidae/A_randa.jpg

or an Automeris iris
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moth_larvae/Saturniidae/A_iris-l2.jpg
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moths/Saturniidae/A_iris.jpg
… Alan English, 10 September, 2006 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

Looks like...
Automeris cecrops pamina, a mountain-dwelling species that feeds on mahogany, mimosa, and oak species.

(from the John Cody Gallery)
… Craig Biegler, 10 September, 2006 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
one of the stinging caterpillars in the Saturniidae, maybe Automeris or Hemileuca. Will check some online resources for Arizona to see if we can nail it down.
… john and jane balaban, 10 September, 2006 - 7:42am login or register to post comments

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