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Spiny Oak Slug Moth

Euclea delphinii

About

A small colorful moth with green, brown, and silver-spotted forewings. Its flattened, jewel-like caterpillar is green with red and yellow markings and bears stinging spines.

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Did You Know?

The ornate caterpillar has been called one of the most beautiful in North America despite its painful sting.