Spiny Oak Slug Moth

Spiny Oak slug on an oak leaf in mid September. This is only one of several different color combinations. And yes, those spines sting.

by DiOhio Jan 17, 2007 5:20 AM

An orange version of the Spiny Oak slug on oak in mid Sept.

by DiOhio Jan 17, 2007 5:25 AM

Spiny Oak slugs hatching from their eggs on my front picture window. Notice that 2 slugs are still in their eggs. The baby slugs are smaller than the tip of a pen. They hatch with stinging spines.

by DiOhio Jan 17, 2007 5:35 AM

A tiny one week old Spiny Oak slug, August 18, 2003.

by DiOhio Jan 20, 2007 7:56 PM

This is one cute and fuzzy little moth for having such a wicked-looking larva with all of its stinging spines. Spiny Oak Slug moth at the porch lights on July 3, 2004.

by DiOhio Jan 24, 2007 2:47 AM