© Peter J. Bryant

Brown day moth
(Western sheep moth)

Hemileuca eglanterina

Lepidoptera: Saturniidae

Larval food plants: Flowering trees and shrubs, including ceanothus, rose, hawthorn, cherry, serviceberry, bitterbrush

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Cuyamaca State Park, San Diego County, CA. 8-28-11. © Diane Brodeur.

Cuyamaca State Park, San Diego County, CA. 8-28-11. © Diane Brodeur.

Caterpillar on Ceanothus palmeri. Cuyamaca State Park, San Diego County, CA. 6/22/12. Size: ~2 inches. © Peter J. Bryant

Caterpillar on Ceanothus palmeri. Cuyamaca State Park, San Diego County, CA. 6/22/12. Size: ~2 inches. © Peter J. Bryant

Caterpillar on Ceanothus palmeri. Cuyamaca State Park, San Diego County, CA. 6/22/12. Size: ~2 inches. © Peter J. Bryant