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Tent Caterpillar

Lasiocampidae sp.

Description:

1-2 inch long caterpillar, hairy with black and blue stripes, white dots down the the back.

Habitat:

Woodlands, orchards and gardens.

Notes:

These guys cleaned every leaf off every tree within a large geographic area in the summer of 2012. The ground literally moved with them.

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JudyWeiler
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JudyWeiler

Alberta, Canada

Spotted on Jun 5, 2012
Submitted on Feb 10, 2013

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