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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) » Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae) » Hemileucini » Hemileuca » Elegant Sheep Moth - Hodges#7744 (Hemileuca eglanterina)
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Caterpillar to Id if possible. - Hemileuca eglanterina
Copyright © 2010 Kildale

Caterpillar to Id if possible. - Hemileuca eglanterina
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
September 4, 2010
Would appreciate any info on this hairy caterpillar. On a path so I don't know what it would feed on.

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Caterpillar to Id if possible. - Hemileuca eglanterina Caterpillar to Id if possible. - Hemileuca eglanterina
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Contributed by Kildale on 18 September, 2010 - 5:13pm
Last updated 25 November, 2011 - 7:31am

Moved
Moved from Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 25 November, 2011 - 7:31am login or register to post comments

Hemileuca eglanterina
The only species of Hemileuca found on Vancouver Island is Hemileuca eglanterina. That larva was likely looking for a place to pupate, since BC populations overwinter both as eggs and pupae.
… Marius Aurelian, 25 November, 2011 - 2:05am login or register to post comments

 
Caterpiller
Thank you for the info.
… Kildale, 25 November, 2011 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 10 October, 2010 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

Looks like...
... a Hemileuca caterpillar, possibly this species: .
… Carmen Champagne, 18 September, 2010 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for the info. it is
Thank you for the info. it is very useful.
… Kildale, 19 September, 2010 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

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