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Field Notes

Description:

1-2 inches in size, lives around 3 weeks, found worldwide and there over 21,000 species, Yellow, Black, Orange, Red, Green, Blue, White. Brown are some of its distinctive colors

Habitat:

You can find caterpillars almost everywhere from sandy beaches to meadows to mountain forests, worldwide. There are even caterpillars in some Arctic areas.

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

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PublishedMay 19, 2016

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