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The Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar

Posted by Maksud Alam Rifat On 02:51 2 comments

This caterpillar is the larva of the Royal Walnut Moth, also known as the Regal Moth. The larva is not one for a timid person to suddenly discover. It has a scary, frightful appearance resembling a small dragon with up to five pairs of long, curving hornlike structures over the back of its thorax with the rest of the body covered with shorter spikes. The body color ranges from deep blue-green to tan with orange spikes tipped with black. Shorter spikes are black. Though very ferocious appearing, it is quite harmless to handle. They are enormous in size, being five to six inches long and nearly 3/4-inch in diameter.

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2 Response for the "The Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar"

  1. cute devil... !!!

  2. Anonymous says:

    nice......good job...

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