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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae) » Hemileucini » Hemileuca » New England Buck Moth - Hodges#7732 (Hemileuca lucina)
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Marsh boardwalk caterpillar - Hemileuca lucina
Copyright © 2012 John F. Carr

Marsh boardwalk caterpillar - Hemileuca lucina
October Mountain State Forest, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
June 10, 2012
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Contributed by John F. Carr on 11 June, 2012 - 7:35pm
Last updated 28 January, 2016 - 9:09am

Moved
Moved from Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths.
… Teá Montagna, 28 January, 2016 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 6 July, 2012 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

Looks like we see
the spines of Hemileuca. Be careful!
… john and jane balaban, 11 June, 2012 - 9:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Hemileuca
If this is Hemileuca, of which I am not certain, it would be an early instar. MA has two species, H. maia and H. lucina. I'm not sure if H. lucina has been reported this far west in MA, but this species is associated with marshy habitats.
… Ryan St Laurent, 12 June, 2012 - 7:43am login or register to post comments

 
Certainly H. lucina
An early instar, but yes it's out in Berkshire Co and the habitat makes sense.
… Teá Montagna, 28 January, 2016 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

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