Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
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 peigleri - Hodges#7744.3 (Hemileuca peigleri)
Photo#767884
Caterpillar found in my back yard. - Hemileuca peigleri
Copyright © 2013 Sarah Rachel

Caterpillar found in my back yard. - Hemileuca peigleri
San Antonio (West/NW side), Bexar County, Texas, USA
May 3, 2013
Size: 560 x 560 px
Here it has begun to stretch out. I "think" that's the front end.

Images of this individual: tag all
Caterpillar found in my back yard. - Hemileuca peigleri Caterpillar found in my back yard. - Hemileuca peigleri
Contributed by Sarah Rachel on 7 May, 2013 - 7:51pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ryan St Laurent, 7 May, 2013 - 8:33pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo