Hickory horned devil caterpillar

This illustration appeared on the cover of the Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society, featuring a very special caterpillar described in one of the journal’s articles. The hickory horned devil specimen has distinct anatomical features on each side of its body—it is a rare case of gynandromorphism, in which an individual is male on one side and female on the other. For the article, I created a full-color illustrated plate with multiple views.

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