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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 » Hemileuca nuttalli - Hodges#7743 (Hemileuca nuttalli)
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Dark Gray Caterpillar with Stripes of Black Bristles - Nuttall's sheepmoth (Hemileuca nuttalli) - Hemileuca nuttalli
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 login or register to post comments

I would say...
Based on the hostplant, this is probably Hemileuca nuttalli.
… Ryan St Laurent, 3 August, 2011 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

 
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.
… MaryKiesau, 3 August, 2011 - 11:38pm login or register to post comments

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