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Mass of caterpillars in tree - Automeris
Copyright © 2007 crispin

Mass of caterpillars in tree - Automeris
Lake Corpus Christi, San Patricio County, Texas, USA
May 15, 2007

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Contributed by crispin on 27 May, 2007 - 11:20pm
Last updated 25 December, 2008 - 10:32am

Moved
Moved from Hemileuca.
… john and jane balaban, 25 December, 2008 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

Very like mine from NM
I'm leaning toward Automeris, but I don't know.
… David J. Ferguson, 21 July, 2008 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 13 June, 2007 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

Difficult to see the spines clearly,
Can you post an image with more pixels so we can blow it up and see the spines? It might be Hemileuca, but we're not certain.
… john and jane balaban, 28 May, 2007 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Hopefully
these images are helpful.
… crispin, 28 May, 2007 - 11:26pm login or register to post comments

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