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Caterpillars that look like purple dusted fuzzy cheese curls - Acraspis erinacei
Copyright © 2022 Fergie3672

Caterpillars that look like purple dusted fuzzy cheese curls - Acraspis erinacei
Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
June 28, 2022
Size: Maybe 2 cm diameter
Very bright Orange with magenta tipped fuzz. Many on an oak tree.
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Contributed by Fergie3672 on 28 June, 2022 - 11:44am
Last updated 2 December, 2023 - 1:32pm

Moved
Moved from Acraspis.
… Adam Kranz, 2 December, 2023 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Yes, these are galls.
… Joshua C'deBaca, 29 June, 2022 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

Are you sure?
Did you see them move? Because these certainly look like galls to me.
… Bugologist1, 28 June, 2022 - 12:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Galls
I didn’t? But I was walking my dog and snapped the photo pretty quickly. If I walk by then again I’ll take another picture to see if they’ve moved.
… Fergie3672, 28 June, 2022 - 9:35pm login or register to post comments

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