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Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma americana

Photo by S_Maurizi
Published on Project Noah
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Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma americana

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ForestDragon
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ForestDragon
Nice photo! This one is a native. :-) You can compare the image to the Gypsy Moth caterpillars here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/8780

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PublishedMay 28, 2017

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