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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampoidea) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampidae) » Lasiocampinae » Gastropachini » Phyllodesma » American Lappet Moth - Hodges#7687 (Phyllodesma americana)

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Copyright © 2011 Botany

Orange eyes - Phyllodesma americana

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
September 24, 2010
Size: 4-5 cm

I only have the one photo. I was bushwacking through mostly coniferous woods in the pouring rain when I noticed this guy on my arm. I would not have normally pulled out my camera under these conditions, but the bright orange caught my eye. When I tried to get him off it took a while, this guy had a GRIP.

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Contributed by Botany on 7 September, 2011 - 12:28pm
Last updated 14 November, 2018 - 10:30pm

Moved

Moved from Phyllodesma.

… john and jane balaban, 14 November, 2018 - 10:30pm

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Moved

Moved from Gastropachini.

… john and jane balaban, 14 November, 2018 - 4:55pm

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… john and jane balaban, 17 May, 2012 - 7:33pm

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… john and jane balaban, 25 September, 2011 - 12:39pm

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looks like

7687 Phyllodesma americana
American Lappet moth

… Edna Woodward, 7 September, 2011 - 12:40pm

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Thanks

Those are the same orange eyes, but it's much cuter when dry!

… Botany, 7 September, 2011 - 12:52pm

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his eyes are on his head..

those are trim..hahahahaha they are the funniest catepillars..if you had met him when he wasn't half drowned..they flip and flop wildly..it made me laugh right out loud when i first met one

… Edna Woodward, 7 September, 2011 - 4:20pm

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But they aren't orange!

If a moth can have eyes on its wings, a caterpillar can have them on its back ;) He was pretty feisty! He didn't want to let go of my jacket and he was flashing orange everywhere at me. I was worried about ripping him in half just getting him to let go! I had forgotten his underbelly was orange as well until I looked at the other pictures of the species on here and then went 'oh yeah!' so thanks for the help.

… Botany, 7 September, 2011 - 5:52pm

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