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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#7701 (Malacosoma americana)
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Margy Stewart
Caterpillar on Choke Cherry -
Malacosoma americana
Junction City, 15 mi. SE, Geary/Flint Hills/Tall Grass Prairie County, Kansas, USA
May 1, 2019
The hair tufts at head and rear seemed longer than the ones in the middle.
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Contributed by
Margy Stewart
on 4 May, 2019 - 9:23pm
Last updated 5 May, 2019 - 8:16am
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