My wife found this in our yard... Does anybody know what it is? We live in SW Texas therefore, we know it must bite, sting, prick, or love dust... Thanks, Jim
Thank you so much for taking a look and helping to ID... Daniel Marlos, whatsthatbug.com, states, "This is a newly emerged Buck Moth, Hemileuca maia, whose wings have still not expanded and hardened. It will not be able to fly until its wings expand and harden. Buck Moths do not bite, sting nor prick..... Though the adult moths are harmless, the Caterpillars of the Buck Moth are capable of stinging. We suspect you must have an oak tree in your yard since the leaves of oak are the larval food and you would not have a newly emerged adult Buck Moth far from an oak tree." Our yard is full of Live Oak... Again Thank you, Jean
