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Caterpillar found crawling across my deck in Maine this afternoon. Hairless. Please help id! - Heterocampa pulverea
Copyright © 2012 crobertson

Caterpillar found crawling across my deck in Maine this afternoon. Hairless. Please help id! - Heterocampa pulverea
Knox County, Maine, USA
August 5, 2012
Size: 1.5"
Contributed by crobertson on 5 August, 2012 - 6:19pm
Last updated 20 March, 2022 - 7:41pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 3 September, 2012 - 3:27pm

Likely Heterocampa umbrata....
Common name is White-Blotched Heterocampa. I recently spotted one myself. They turn pink/red when they are ready to form a cocoon.

… Cassie Novak, 5 August, 2012 - 6:39pm

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