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Caterpillar - Ctenucha? - Ctenucha

Caterpillar - Ctenucha? - Ctenucha
Tualatin Hills Nature Park, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, USA
May 21, 2014
Red face (see blurry second photo). I found it in the parking lot and moved it to a plant, so not sure about host plant.

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Caterpillar - Ctenucha? - Ctenucha Caterpillar - Lymantriidae? - Ctenucha

Moved

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Ctenucha
There aren't really any pictures out there but there's a species, Ctenucha rubroscapus, in that area that might be a possibility. There's a very brief description here: http://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/FHTET_03_11.pdf

 
This photo looks pretty simil
This photo looks pretty similar. It looks like rubroscapus/multifaria may be a species complex, but Ctenucha definitely looks really probable! Thanks so much.

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