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Hemileuca nuttalli - Hodges#7743 (Hemileuca nuttalli)
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Copyright © 2011
MaryKiesau
Dark Gray Caterpillar with Stripes of Black Bristles - Nuttall's sheepmoth (Hemileuca nuttalli) -
Hemileuca nuttalli
Winthrop, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
July 21, 2011
Size: nearly 2 inches
I saw two of these caterpillars - one was in loose dirt trying to dig a hole (my guess) and the other was this one at an Antelope Bitterbrush shrub.
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Contributed by
MaryKiesau
on 3 August, 2011 - 5:58pm
Last updated 30 August, 2011 - 6:10pm
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Charley Eiseman
, 30 August, 2011 - 6:10pm
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I would say...
Based on the hostplant, this is probably
Hemileuca nuttalli
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Ryan St Laurent
, 3 August, 2011 - 6:48pm
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Nuttall's sheepmoth (Hemileuca nuttalli)
Thanks so much Ryan. It looks like you are right after googling more images of Nuttall's sheepmoth (Hemileuca nuttalli)and we definitely have those very colorful moths around here - I guess I had just never seen the caterpillar.
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MaryKiesau
, 3 August, 2011 - 11:38pm
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