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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Royal Moths (Ceratocampinae) » Dryocampa » Rosy Maple Moth - Hodges#7715 (Dryocampa rubicunda)
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Green Smooth Caterpillar with Black Antennae and small black spikes on tail end - Dryocampa rubicunda
Copyright © 2017 Elk River Rancher

Green Smooth Caterpillar with Black Antennae and small black spikes on tail end - Dryocampa rubicunda
Elkton, Maryland, USA
July 28, 2017
Size: 3.5 cm (1.375 inches)
Found on gravel road, in woods of predominantly sweet gum, red (swamp) maple, red oak, tulip poplar, beech, and loblolly pine. Lethargic, although appearing uninjured in any way.

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Green Smooth Caterpillar with Black Antennae and small black spikes on tail end - Dryocampa rubicunda Green Smooth Caterpillar with Black Antenna and small black spikes on tail end - Dryocampa rubicunda
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Contributed by Elk River Rancher on 28 July, 2017 - 12:40pm
Last updated 28 July, 2017 - 7:48pm

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… john and jane balaban, 28 July, 2017 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

Looks to be
… john and jane balaban, 28 July, 2017 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Rosy Maple Moth Cat
Thanks so much for the ID - the RMM is a fairly common visitor, here - but this is the first time I've seen its cat. Now, I'll put it on the ground, near the red (swamp) maples ... as it's likely it intended to go to ground, to pupate and over-winter ...
… Elk River Rancher, 28 July, 2017 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

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