Sheep moth
Hemileuca eglanterina

Type of Insect: moth
Size: large
Overall Color: orangish and black
Larval Foods: grasses
Adult Foods:
Larval Type: caterpillar
status: uncommon
Description: large, showy purplish and yellow moth with prominent black stripes and eyespots

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class: Hexapoda (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies,moths)
Family: 06 Saturniidae (silk moths)
Genus: Hemileuca
Species: eglanterina