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Ohio houses 130 species of butterflies, including several extremely rare ones, plus a massive moth. Have you seen them?
The caterpillars are typically dark brown with large eye spots, but they may also be found in green coloration. In adulthood, the elephant hawk-moth becomes beautiful shades of gold and pink.
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While most people are wary of copperhead snakes and black widow spiders, there are other potentially dangerous creepy crawly things you might meet.
The dark brown caterpillar has light-colored spots on its back and a dark, shiny head. It grows into a small, half-inch moth with mottled brown and gray wings.
Caterpillars can be identified by their dark brown coloration, fuzzy appearance and two conspicuous red-orange dots on their tail end. In New England, the moths’ caterpillar stage takes place ...
Browntail moth caterpillars are hairy, dark brown caterpillars with two red-orange dots on the back. Older caterpillars have two white stripes running from head to tail. Advertisement.
The buck moth caterpillar, Hemileuca maia (Drury), has a reddish head and small white spots and spiny barbed structures protruding from each segment of its body. In addition to oak trees, primary ...