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black mass of dead looking, non moving bodies; whatever it is had stripped a small willow tree of all leaves in 1 week.  - Nymphalis antiopa

black mass of dead looking, non moving bodies; whatever it is had stripped a small willow tree of all leaves in 1 week. - Nymphalis antiopa
Sharon hills,1100ft, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
July 26, 2018

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black mass of dead looking, non moving bodies; whatever it is had stripped a small willow tree of all leaves in 1 week.  - Nymphalis antiopa black mass of dead looking, non moving bodies; whatever it is had stripped a small willow tree of all leaves in 1 week.  - Nymphalis antiopa

Difficult to say
but wonder if they were Mourning Cloaks

 
mourning cloak larvae
to J&J Balaban: thank you; you are likely correct; I have no clue why they were all obviously dead and disheveled. Somebody must have found a way to feed on them?

 
I would guess these are the r
I would guess these are the remnants of the brood molting. That's what the hand-held stuff looks like to me.

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