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Hairy Caterpillar - Megalopyge opercularis
Copyright © 2013 Eric Gofreed

Hairy Caterpillar - Megalopyge opercularis
Sedona, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
October 27, 2013
Contributed by Eric Gofreed on 27 October, 2013 - 9:20pm
Last updated 14 April, 2020 - 3:30pm

Moved
Moved from Megalopyge bissesa.
… Steve Nanz, 28 March, 2020 - 4:02am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… margarethe brummermann, 28 October, 2013 - 1:14am

Looks like a Megalopyge
Careful, stinging hairs! Don't know what species are there.
… john and jane balaban, 27 October, 2013 - 10:40pm

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