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Gypsy Moth Caterpillar - Lymantria dispar
Copyright © 2005 Omar Fahmy

Gypsy Moth Caterpillar - Lymantria dispar
wakefield, washington County, Rhode Island, USA
July 22, 2005
The whole east coast had a problem with these guys sometime in the mid 20th century. The caterpillars are very destructive if they gather in large groups.
Contributed by Omar Fahmy on 22 October, 2005 - 9:27am
Last updated 18 April, 2006 - 8:38am

Lymantria dispar, Gypsy Moth
Lymantria dispar, Gypsy Moth caterpillar, anyone agree?
… Omar Fahmy, 22 October, 2005 - 10:18am

 
Possibly
- it's hard to see the distinctive brick red color in the rear sets of tubercles, but that could be because of poor light. The head (pointed away from us) looks right.
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Can you crop this image so that the caterpillar takes up the whole shot? You can use your original submission - click edit and then just resubmit a cropped picture using Browse.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 22 October, 2005 - 11:37am

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