scientific name : Nematocampa resistaria
common name : Horned span worm
information : Unmistakable, with 2 sets of dorsal white-tipped extensible tentacles on second and third abdominal segments. Body variegated with browns and paler markings, occasionally with pink or purple tinting. Raised warts on dorsum of first and eighth abdominal segments.

adult image :

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