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Larva at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens - Malacosoma americanum
Copyright © 2005 Bob Patterson

Larva at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens - Malacosoma americanum
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
March 14, 2005
Although I searched everywhere we stopped, this (and another very much like it) was the only caterpillar I found during 10 mostly rainy days in Florida. Help with the ID will be appreciated.
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Contributed by Bob Patterson on 31 March, 2005 - 4:05pm
Last updated 5 April, 2005 - 10:09pm

????
Surely this is an Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum
… Tony-2, 31 March, 2005 - 5:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Tony
I also ran into it a few minutes ago at the FloridaNature.Org website. One of these days I hope to have a Caterpillars-by-the-Colors series of plates at MPG.
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