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Maple spanworm caterpillar

Ennomos magnaria

Photo by Alison
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Looks a lot like a twig, medium brown with distinctive two raised rings around the body. This would be very hard to see if it were along a branch.

Habitat:

Mixed woods.

Notes:

Turns into a moth.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Ashish
They also known as Inch worm(Geometridae).

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PublishedJune 22, 2011

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