Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 962451

Eastern buckmoth
Hemileuca maia

Observation date: April 30, 2014
Submitted by: nicmelo
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Caterpillar is molting on a sunny day. In the photo it is on a dead Bitter Melon vine, but there are no other plants right near where it was besides cut weeds and grasses. Several yards away is a milkweed plant, and in the other direction our herb and vegetable garden.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 02, 2014
Coordinator notes: There is some variability in color for this species. Here's a caterpillar on bugguide.net that looks similar to the one in this sighting. http://bugguide.net/node/view/280147
Checklist region(s): United States, Louisiana, Orleans Parish