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Caterpillar - Heterocampa pulverea
Copyright © 2012 Mary Alley

Caterpillar - Heterocampa pulverea
Hancock, Hancock County, Maine, USA
August 5, 2012
Size: 1 1/2"
Contributed by Mary Alley on 5 August, 2012 - 5:46pm
Last updated 20 March, 2022 - 7:41pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Yes, Good call, Ken.
… john and jane balaban, 5 August, 2012 - 7:10pm

I think this may be the same
I think this may be the same as the one I just posted (a few posts above this one). I hope someone will be able to id it!
… crobertson, 5 August, 2012 - 6:28pm

Prominent of some kind, I suspect.
There are some similar critters in Heterocampa:



That's not an ID, though--just a possibility to consider while waiting to hear from the lep specialists. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 5 August, 2012 - 6:26pm

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