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Malacosoma disstria
Caterpillar. Black, with blue stripes down either side and cream or yellow colored dashes down the back.
I've been finding these crawling up the stucco and brick next to my front door for the past several days. Not sure what they're doing - maybe looking for a place to spin a cocoon? Moth or butterfly? Not much in my garden for them to have eaten and nothing has been mysteriously disappearing, so no idea where they came from.
Removed my suggestion as Eastern Tent Caterpillars have a solid white stripe while Forest Tent Caterpillars have the white spots.
Spotted on Jun 6, 2012
Submitted on Jun 7, 2012
