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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae) » Lymantriini » Lymantria » Gypsy Moth - Hodges#8318 (Lymantria dispar)
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1st instar cat - Lymantria dispar
Copyright © 2008 John R. Maxwell

1st instar cat - Lymantria dispar
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
April 23, 2008
Size: Maybe around 4 mm?
I think that this may be an early instar of a Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar). I tried to measure it and it crawled on my ruler.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/8780/bgimage

This page http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/pestrava/lymdis/tech/lymdise.shtml states...
"Larva: The 1st (3 mm) and 3rd (7 mm) instars are black with long hairs; the 2nd instar (5 mm) is brown with short hairs. Instars 4, 5 and 6 are similar to each other and may be light to dark gray with flecks of yellow. They have long hairs that may be dark or golden and have 2 rows of tubercles along the back. Normally 5 pairs of blue tubercles are followed by 6 pairs of red, however variations are known to occur including all 11 pairs of tubercles being blue."

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 23 April, 2008 - 3:49pm
Last updated 3 May, 2008 - 6:05pm

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… John R. Maxwell, 3 May, 2008 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from ID Request. The guide already has enough unidentifiable "Caterpillars"
… John R. Maxwell, 3 May, 2008 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Can't tell much of the color
but the shape certainly suggests Lymantria. We would agree with your ID. Gypsy moth looks like a fine fit for your images.
… john and jane balaban, 3 May, 2008 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

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