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Fall Webworms

Hyphantria cunea

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

I found these caterpillars in a walnut tree. There was a tent in the same area of the tree, I believe it belongs to the caterpillars Photo #4).

Habitat:

Walnut tree.

Reference Links:

Caterpillar - Hyphantria cunea - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
LuisStevens
Thank you Forest Dragon for the ID and the link.
ForestDragon
These look like Fall Webworms, Hyphantria cunea. Bugguide says they are found in northern Mexico but I imagine they could migrate south. They don't care much about our borders ;-). Walnut is a known larval host. See what you think: http://bugguide.net/node/view/453

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PublishedNovember 16, 2013

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