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Swarming caterpillars - Dryocampa rubicunda

Swarming caterpillars - Dryocampa rubicunda
Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
July 14, 2016
Size: 1"+
Client brought in an ice cream bucket full of caterpillars. They are falling out of her maple trees and making their way across the yard in masses. Hundreds of these caterpillars are in her yard. I searched but can't seem to find what moth/butterfly it turns into. ID request.

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Moved- Dryocampa rubicunda
Moved from ID Request.

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