KINGDOM: AnimaliaPHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
FAMILY: Arctiidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ecpantheria scribonia
COMMON NAME: caterpillar also called "woolybear"
NOTES OF INTEREST: We found this caterpillar under a rock...appears black when straight...when it curls up it reveals bright red banding - quite striking! Hairs can cause a rash on bare skin.
1 comment:
Really neat!!!!
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