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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin (Zygaenoidea) » Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae) » Isa » Crowned Slug Moth - Hodges#4681 (Isa textula)
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Caterpillar? - Isa textula
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Caterpillar? - Isa textula
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
February 1, 2021
Size: 1.5cm x 1.0cm
Found this amazing little creature under a laurel oak about a week ago. Wasn’t sure if it fell from the tree because it was dead or just stunned by the freeze. Now it’s happily munching on oak leaves and pooping, very much alive! So delicate and alien-like... maybe a moth larvae? Anyone seen one before??

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Caterpillar? - Isa textula Caterpillar? - Isa textula
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Contributed by demodexmite on 6 February, 2021 - 6:14pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 6 February, 2021 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

Isa textula
Indeed it is a moth larva, species Isa textula. They are also called Slug caterpillars!
The adult looks like this:
… Juan Cepeda Espinosa, 6 February, 2021 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

 
I’ve seen those adults on m
I’ve seen those adults on my back porch. Neat to connect the dots :) Thank you so much for the quick ID!
… demodexmite, 6 February, 2021 - 7:07pm login or register to post comments

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