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Eastern tent caterpillar
Malacosoma americanum
30.2663, -95.9222
Field Notes
Description:
Beautiful caterpillar that has reddish orange coloring with tiny hairs the same color on the top part of the body. black spots along the side that I think are each divided by a line. In some pictures the spot just looks shiny, but in others it looks like a light colored line. Center white/light yellow stripe down the center back of the body. small white hairs along the bottom half of the body. solid black head.
Habitat:
found this caterpillar while we were setting up our new garden fencing he was climbing along the new cedar poles.
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