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spiny oakworm larva (Anisota stigma) - Anisota stigma
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spiny oakworm larva (Anisota stigma) - Anisota stigma
On Lone Star Trail in the Sam Houston National Forest, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
October 22, 2016
Size: ~7.5 cm
Feeding on oak. Appears consistent with the photos from Caterpillars of Eastern North America - David Wagner p. 236

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Contributed by Michael Eckenfels on 24 October, 2016 - 9:26pm
Last updated 26 October, 2016 - 10:40am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Could be Anisota fuscosa, but maculation and E. Texas location makes me think A. stigma is more likely.
… Ryan St Laurent, 26 October, 2016 - 10:40am

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