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unknown caterpillar - Lophocampa maculata
Copyright © 2017 Pierre Richard

unknown caterpillar - Lophocampa maculata
havre-aux-maison, Magdalen Islands County, Quebec, Canada
July 24, 2017
Size: 6 mm
A lot of these found on Betula papyrifera.
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Contributed by Pierre Richard on 15 August, 2017 - 8:00pm
Last updated 16 August, 2017 - 4:29pm

Moved
We agree - we'll move it there.
… john and jane balaban, 16 August, 2017 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, your help is alway
Thank you, your help is always much appreciated!
… Pierre Richard, 17 August, 2017 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

Were any different?
or did they all look like this?
… john and jane balaban, 15 August, 2017 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

 
All like this. I brought 2 of
All like this. I brought 2 of them to see the next instar but they died very quickly... sadly. I will go back to the same emplacement with UV light and see what's hiding there
… Pierre Richard, 16 August, 2017 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

 
They looks very close to youn
They looks very close to young Lophocampa maculata
… Pierre Richard, 16 August, 2017 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

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