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Insect Mimicking Dead Leaf in Virginia - Phobetron pithecium
Copyright © 2016 Katy RIX

Insect Mimicking Dead Leaf in Virginia - Phobetron pithecium
Rixeyville, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
September 5, 2016
Size: about 2 inches long
Resembles dead crumpled leaf; has "hooks" on ends of legs. Observed at sunset on unknown leaf.

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Insect Mimicking Dead Leaf in Virginia - Phobetron pithecium Insect Mimicking Dead Leaf in Virginia - Phobetron pithecium
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Contributed by Katy RIX on 5 September, 2016 - 5:39pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 5 September, 2016 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

Hag Moth cat…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 5 September, 2016 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Hag Moth caterpillar
Thanks for the quick response! I figured it was a stinging insect with so much "hair." I got stung by a saddleback caterpillar last year -- wow! was it painful! I know to avoid brightly-colored insects but this one was on the underside of the leaf and I didn't see it. Felt like I'd been hit with a whole lot of volts!

Anyway, thanks again!
… Katy RIX, 5 September, 2016 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

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