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  2. Pyrrharctia isabella - Wikipedia

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    Adults are generally dull yellowish through orangish and have robust, scaly thoraces; small heads; and bright reddish-orange forelegs. Wings have sparse black spotting. [3] Each abdominal segment bears three black dots. [4] The Isabella tiger moth can be found in many cold and temperate regions.

  3. Cinnabar moth - Wikipedia

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    The bright colours of both the larvae and the moths act as warning signs, so they are seldom eaten by predators. An exception is among different species of cuckoo which eat hairy and poisonous caterpillars including cinnabar moth larvae. [3] Females can lay up to 300 eggs, usually in batches of 30 to 60 on the underside of ragwort leaves.

  4. Megalopyge opercularis - Wikipedia

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    The adult moth is covered in long fur in colors ranging from dull orange to lemon yellow, with hairy legs and fuzzy black feet. [ citation needed ] The cocoons that these caterpillars emerge from vary in size from 1.3 to 2.0 centimeters and contain small hair pockets on the back and flattened front end, the latter covering the operculum at ...

  5. Giant leopard moth - Wikipedia

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    The caterpillar is of the "woolly bear" kind, with a thick coat of black bristles and red or orange bands between its segments, which become conspicuous when the caterpillar rolls into a ball for defense. Like the banded woolly bear, its hairs are not urticant nor venomous and do not typically

  6. Pseudosphinx - Wikipedia

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    The larva is a caterpillar which may exceed 15 centimeters in length. It is black with aposematic yellow bands and a red-orange head. Toward the posterior end is an orange bump with a black horn roughly 2 centimeters long. The legs are orange with black spots. The pupa is about 7 centimeters long. It is yellow when new, turning brown and ...

  7. Venomous Caterpillar Sighting In Florida Prompts Warning - AOL

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    It is currently peak season for the puss caterpillars, and even though they usually live at a safe distance high up on tree branches, reports of people being stung are on the rise. The one-inch ...

  8. Hyles lineata - Wikipedia

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    The larvae are black with orange spots arranged in lines down the whole body. Their head's prothoracic shield, and the anal plate, are one color, either green or orange with small black dots. [3] A tail-like spine protruding from the back of the body is a typical for sphingid moth caterpillars, known as “hornworms”. [2]

  9. Nymphalis antiopa - Wikipedia

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    The spiny caterpillars are striking in appearance, with black bodies and a line of eight reddish-orange dots running down the back (aposematic, warning coloration). The prolegs are dark red. The body is covered with short hairs and black spines and white dots. [2] The fully grown mourning cloak caterpillars attain two inches in length. [3]