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insect - Malacosoma
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insect - Malacosoma
Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 2, 2020
Found on Prunus serotina in a woods.

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Contributed by Bill Keim on 4 May, 2020 - 10:23am
Last updated 23 May, 2020 - 2:01am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… George Smiley, 23 May, 2020 - 2:01am

Tent Caterpillar eggs?


Hold on to see if others agree.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 May, 2020 - 11:24am

 
Aha!
It was on the same branch as a tent caterpillar nest!
… Bill Keim, 4 May, 2020 - 11:26am

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