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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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Caterpillar - Lymantria dispar
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Caterpillar - Lymantria dispar
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
May 26, 2005
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Contributed by tom murray on 12 June, 2005 - 11:42pm
Last updated 14 June, 2005 - 6:31am

it looks kind of like a young
it looks kind of like a young gypsy moth larva
… Mark Black, 13 June, 2005 - 10:50pm login or register to post comments

 
gypsy moth
does look right with the red spots down the back. Thanks
… tom murray, 14 June, 2005 - 6:30am login or register to post comments

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