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caterpiller

Description:

Fuzzy caterpillar in bands of blue-grey and orange, moving in short vegetation. Was apparently eating an english daisy when I disturbed it

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Forest Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria Forest caterpillar M. disstria? - Malacosoma disstria - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

I will. Looks very close, although the hairs on mine are darker than any I cann find online. I have yet to see an adult at our house, or tents in our trees/shrubs. It was beneath a tan oak, near a clump of alder. definitely a possibility. Thank you

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Lasiocampini, Malacosoma disstria. Please, verify!

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Coquille, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Jun 9, 2013
Submitted on Jun 9, 2013

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