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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampoidea) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampidae) » Poecilocampinae » Tolype
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Confused by Fuzzy Friend! - Tolype
Copyright © 2021 katymightvedone

Confused by Fuzzy Friend! - Tolype
Naples, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
August 16, 2021
Size: Approximately 2 inches
This caterpillar was found on the beach of Sebago Lake.
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Contributed by katymightvedone on 22 August, 2021 - 8:49am
Last updated 2 January, 2022 - 9:03am

Difficult to see the various 'knobs',
but it seems Tolype might be the answer
… john and jane balaban, 22 August, 2021 - 3:09pm login or register to post comments

Lasiocampidae
But not enough detail visible (to me, anyway) to say if it's Phyllodesma, Tolype, or something else.
… jim sogaard, 22 August, 2021 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
I added a more cropped photo to hopefully help a little, but as this was taken with my phone and not macro lens, that's the best I have. Thanks for the direction!
… katymightvedone, 22 August, 2021 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

 
OK
Please select "edit" and then use the "Choose File" button to replace the image.
Then, please delete the duplicate image.
… Bob Biagi, 22 August, 2021 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

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