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Brown Caterpillar
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Hart

Brown Caterpillar
5 mi. south of Port Angeles, ~2,000 ft. elevation, Clallam County, Washington, USA
September 7, 2008
On Red Alder leaves.
When disturbed, it slinked down off the leaf, onto a stem and pretended to be part of the stem, head down.

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Contributed by Stephen Hart on 7 September, 2008 - 9:36pm
Last updated 26 December, 2008 - 9:14pm

Moved
Moved from Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths.
Wonder if this might be Phyllodesma coturnix - haven't found any images of it yet :(
… john and jane balaban, 26 December, 2008 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 5 November, 2008 - 10:50pm login or register to post comments

Two more photos
I added a couple of photos. This caterpillar has been hanging around on the same small alder, at about the same height from the ground, for several days. I haven't seen any similar caterpillars on other alders nearby.
… Stephen Hart, 8 September, 2008 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

It reminds me of a lappet moth
I don't know what kinds you have out there, but here might be a place to start browsing.

Update: A HOSTS search on family Lasiocampidae and host plant Alnus - see here - turns up only tent caterpillars (Malacosoma spp.) and Phyllodesma americana. The latter looks like a possibility to me, but wait for others to comment.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 7 September, 2008 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Here is a link
to Tatum's images, for comparison.
… john and jane balaban, 8 September, 2008 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

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… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 7 September, 2008 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

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