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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Ennominae » Alsophilini » Alsophila » Fall Cankerworm - Hodges#6258 (Alsophila pometaria)
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Unknown Caterpillar - Alsophila pometaria
Copyright © 2007 Michael Guenther

Unknown Caterpillar - Alsophila pometaria
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 20, 2007
I know this is an inchworm but I'm not sure of the species.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Contributed by Michael Guenther on 2 June, 2007 - 2:22pm
Last updated 6 October, 2016 - 1:47pm

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 6 October, 2016 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

It looks like we might see a small proleg on A5
which would suggest Alsophila pometaria
… john and jane balaban, 25 December, 2011 - 9:15am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 11 November, 2007 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

We've seen those tall
conical galls on witch hazel, Hamamelis, if that is any help!
… john and jane balaban, 2 June, 2007 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Those leaves are from a tree.
That leaf is from a Hickory tree.
… Michael Guenther, 6 June, 2007 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

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