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Hemileuca electra caterpillar - Hemileuca electra

Hemileuca electra caterpillar - Hemileuca electra
Otay Mountain , San Diego County, California, USA
March 2, 2003
Size: BL~34 mm
This cat is similar to the Hemileuca electra (Western Colorado Desert Population) http://bugguide.net/node/view/351710 but is darker or richer in color. If indeed it is a H. electra cat, based on location this would be H. electra electra, the nominate coastal population.

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The only other Hemileuca in this location are H. eglanterina and H. nevadensis, neither of which match. This is H. electra.

 
H. electra cat
Thanks so much for confirming this Id. It's much appreciated.

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