Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar (AKA the Royal Moth Caterpillar)

By Tom Woodward [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

About This Insect

Scientific Name: Citheronia regalis

Food: hickories, oaks, maples, sweetgum
What does it turn into?  See it here
Does it sting? No.
Will it destroy my garden? No.

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