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Photo#663055
Tiny red CAT with black spines and

Tiny red CAT with black spines and "antlers" - Cecrita guttivitta
Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, USA
June 24, 2012
Size: 3-4mm
I was under some trees getting boulders and later found this on my arm...
It seems to prefer sugar maple leaf...

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There are some similar critters
in Heterocampinae:



But I'm often spectacularly wrong about leps, so wait to hear from the experts. :)

 
This looks pretty close

but still hope the experts can say...

 
I will have a browse
thanks for the pointer... :)

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