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Larvae eating red maple leaf - Anisota
Copyright © 2008 Charley Eiseman

Larvae eating red maple leaf - Anisota
Belchertown - Scarborough Brook Conservation Area, Massachusetts, USA
June 21, 2008
Size: 5 mm
Any ideas? The projections above the head seem distinctive.

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 22 June, 2008 - 6:57pm
Last updated 21 December, 2008 - 5:06pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths. Look more like Anisota, but we don't know how to choose among the species.
… john and jane balaban, 21 December, 2008 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

 
They sure do...
Looks like A. oslari, A. senatoria, and A. virginiensis all feed on maple. They certainly look like senatoria

but maybe first instars of the others are similar.
Thanks!
… Charley Eiseman, 21 December, 2008 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

Dryocampa rubicunda- Rosy Map
Dryocampa rubicunda- Rosy Maple Moth larvae, 1st instar
… Ryan, 22 June, 2008 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Are you sure?
They don't look like these:
… Charley Eiseman, 22 June, 2008 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

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