#euclea

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@amyhamster submitted: Found this little spikey guy on my trash can last night! Who is he?? Located in southwest Florida

Slug caterpillar moth time!!! This fellow is a moth caterpillar in the family Limacodidae, in the genus Euclea, and I'm leaning towards the green oak slug moth, Euclea incisa. But there are a couple other Euclea species that look similar so I'm not 100% on it!

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Spiny oak slug moth (Euclea delphinii)

Photo by Igor Siwanowicz

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August 2018 Knox County, Ohio

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“She's a teaser - and she's a squeezer You gotta get away from her 'Cause she's a cheater”

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Spiny oak slug ( Euclea delphinii ), Newark DE. September 2017.

As the name implies, this caterpillar is one of the “slug” caterpillars (Family Limacodidae), a group characterized by their slug-like appearance: the head projected downward and hidden by its body, and the suction-cup-like prolegs normally found on many caterpillars are reduced to tiny hooks or spines, making it appear as though the caterpillar crawls like a slug might. The caterpillar also possesses clusters of poisonous spines that sting when touched.  

Caterpillars of this group feed on more than just oak, but can be found on many woody plants in the Mid-Atlantic, commonly found in forests and woodlands (although difficult to find due to their size). At least one generation in the Mid-Atlantic, with caterpillars by June. Caterpillars overwinter as pupae. 

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Spiny oak slug caterpillar (Euclea delphinii).

Credit: Unknown

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Bug of the Day

Spiny Oak-Slug Moth (Euclea delphinii)...how cool is this thing? The furriness, the green markings on the brown. Chocolatey-minty Coolness.