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Maple spanworm

Ennomos magnaria

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Small caterpillar so perfectly camouflaged on the trunk of a maple sapling that I barely noticed it.

Reference Links:

Caterpillar - Ennomos magnaria - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (21)
KarenL
I came to it from a different angle in the end - as I found it on a maple tree I googled 'maple pests' & got it almost immediately!
Ashish
Must be... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6573289
KarenL
Got there in the end!
KarenL
Thanks for all your help Ashish - sitting in India doesn't appear to prevent you from ID'ing species all over the world! I will do some more research & hopefully I will be able to narrow it down further.
Ashish
Once you find body structure... know subfamily and specie and Genus... and you able to find exact specie.. I can not say anything more sitting in India... :)
KarenL
I'm not sure I would have spotted that one Ashish! But then I guess there are all sorts of things I miss every day because they are so well camouflaged!
Ashish
Hmmm.. you have choice but... I feel structure very close with... http://bugguide.net/node/view/438469/bgimage
Ashish
http://bugguide.net/node/view/317766/bgimage
KarenL
Thanks guys! Ashish it's a pity they haven't ID'd those caterpillars on bugguide as they do look very similar. I was thinking maybe it is a Forage looper moth as they are really common round here but it is possible a bit large.
Ashish
http://bugguide.net/node/view/438469/bgimage
Ashish
http://bugguide.net/node/view/512644/bgimage
Ashish
http://bugguide.net/node/view/515195/bgimage
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Great camouflage, and awesome photo!
Ashish
Very close.. http://bugguide.net/node/view/517527/bgimage
Ashish
Karen... please put second picture at front... what is exactly at Inchworm pose...!!

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