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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) » Euclea
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Green and Orange bug found in Woodway Texas - Euclea
Copyright © 2008 capwacotx

Green and Orange bug found in Woodway Texas - Euclea
Woodway, Texas, USA
October 11, 2008
Size: 1/2 to 3/4 inch long
Found this beautiful bug on a potted plant on my porch. I'm really interested in knowing if it is beneficial or not. He was too pretty to kill.
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Contributed by capwacotx on 16 October, 2008 - 10:33pm
Last updated 13 August, 2012 - 9:05am

Welcome to BugGuide!
This appears to be one of the Slug Caterpillar Moths in the genus Euclea. There are several species in your area and I can't tell them apart. Yours seems most similar to this one:


You can find more information here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/232
… apgarm, 16 October, 2008 - 10:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Warning - may sting
Be careful around this beauty, the spines are venomous and will sting if you brush against them.
… Mark Fox, 16 October, 2008 - 11:56pm login or register to post comments

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