#halysidota

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

Me too, moth, me too...

[onenicebugperday]

@ixwantxtoxlivex89 submitted: No IDs necessary. Just some random friends I've made over the past month or two.

What an excellent group of fine friends. I love them all deeply but especially the tussock moth in the third photo! And the jumper....

[faguscarolinensis]

Halysidota tessellaris on Hibiscus moscheutos / Banded Tussock Moth on Swamp Rosemallow

[toadschooled]

These Halysidota moths are too busy to notice that their perch is an American toad [Anaxyrus americanus], a species that would normally make a meal out of them. This unusual scene was spotted by Joanne Russo on a warm summer night in Rockingham, Vermont. 

[bansheehaunt]

Today I found a Halysidota caterpillar

[toddjdreyer]

Halysidota species from last night.

[calosoma-amitch]

A very good representation of a Sycamore Tussock Moth (Halysidota harrisii). Submitted and brought to you by Ira Blick! Moth /  Art by Ira Blick

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/irablick

oil on canvas

[onenicebugperday]

@rogueinkglitch submitted: A beetle, some slugs, and a caterpillar from Ohio! IDs would be appreciated. Additionally, bonus Fungus

Fungus can be bugs, if they'd like. And I think they would.

From the top: common green June beetle, Arion slug, Arion slug again but this time at a different angle (glamour shots!), Halysidota tussock moth caterpillar, changeable mantleslug, and another changeable mantleslug (is it the same one or a different guy?).