Salt marsh moth
2024-09-01 - Fairplay, KY - Photo by Veronica Arnold
Veronica writes, "This appears to be a Salt Marsh Moth. They prefer to be in open fields eating weeds. Be careful in handling these moths/caterpillars as those with sensitive skin may be prone to have rash and dermatitis from the hairs on this guy. Their caterpillar form is a wooly type guys...
I find the white and black stripes on the legs very interesting. The strupes reminds me of Zebras and the spots remind me of Dalmatians." Comments | Permalink
2024-09-01 - Fairplay, KY - Photo by Veronica Arnold
Veronica writes, "This appears to be a Salt Marsh Moth. They prefer to be in open fields eating weeds. Be careful in handling these moths/caterpillars as those with sensitive skin may be prone to have rash and dermatitis from the hairs on this guy. Their caterpillar form is a wooly type guys...
I find the white and black stripes on the legs very interesting. The strupes reminds me of Zebras and the spots remind me of Dalmatians." Comments | Permalink