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Tent caterpillar? - Malacosoma americana

Tent caterpillar? - Malacosoma americana
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
April 22, 2008
One of those "sorry about the picture" postings; image of tent follows.

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Hi Kevin
This looks like an Eastern Tent Caterpillar. The Forest Tent is similar, but has a broken line down the middle instead of this steady line.

See the Eastern Tent Cat here.

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