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large hairy caterpillar - Dicogaster coronada
Copyright © 2013 Arlene Ripley

large hairy caterpillar - Dicogaster coronada
Huachuca Canyon, Huachuca Mts, Cochise County, AZ, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
May 17, 2013
Size: approx. 2.5"
Found of several of these crawling around on the ground. Oaks and junipers were the predominant vegetation.
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Contributed by Arlene Ripley on 26 May, 2013 - 4:39pm
Last updated 26 May, 2013 - 8:53pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 26 May, 2013 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Dicogaster?
… john and jane balaban, 26 May, 2013 - 4:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Fits...
I just read (Moths of Western North America, Powell & Opler)that McFarland did a life history study in the Huachuca Mts and that the host plant is Emory Oak which is abundant there. The timing of pupation also fits. Thanks for suggesting this genus. Most likely Dichogaster coronada.
… Arlene Ripley, 26 May, 2013 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

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