Observation date: August 16, 2013
Date notes: mid august/ on the farm
Submitted by: clynnforrester
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: found on oak, wondering what this little guy is and if hes poisoness? In woods , next to a tick nest..
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: September 17, 2013
Coordinator notes: This is an early, perhaps 3rd, instar (stage) of this caterpillar, also known as the Hickory Horned Devil, although it feeds on many other plant species. It is not poisonous. As bugguide.net says "Although the caterpillar looks fierce, it is harmless".
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3559
