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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) » Royal Moths (Ceratocampinae) » Anisota » fuscosa/stigma group (Anisota fuscosa/stigma group) » Spiny Oakworm Moth - Hodges#7716 (Anisota stigma)
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Spiny Oakworm - Anisota stigma
Copyright © 2012 Julia Blyth

Spiny Oakworm - Anisota stigma
The Middle Moors, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
August 18, 2012
Size: 1.5 inches
Found on Scrub Oak.

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Contributed by Julia Blyth on 22 August, 2012 - 2:53pm
Last updated 22 August, 2012 - 4:30pm

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… Julia Blyth, 22 August, 2012 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

Spiny oakworm?
Could it be a spiny oakworm (Anisota stigma)?
… LaciP, 22 August, 2012 - 3:24pm login or register to post comments

 
yes, it could.
I have never seen one before, but it sure looks right. Thanks!
… Julia Blyth, 22 August, 2012 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

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