Observation date: September 16, 2011
Submitted by: Thom Peterson
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: background of first photo is the door of our van, which was parked beneath a very mature white oak tree (there are also a couple of lilacs nearby); second photo is not in focus but does show the size of this slug caterpiller, about 5/8 inch, head to tail.
Status: Resident
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: June 12, 2012
Coordinator notes: I hope you did not find out about the painful stinging spines of this caterpillar the hard way!
