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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampoidea) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampidae) » Lasiocampinae » Lasiocampini » Malacosoma » Western Tent Caterpillar - Hodges#7702 (Malacosoma californica)
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Orange and black caterpillar - Malacosoma californica
Copyright © 2014 SusannahA

Orange and black caterpillar - Malacosoma californica
Crescent Beach, British Columbia, Canada
June 3, 2014
Size: about 1 inch
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Contributed by SusannahA on 14 June, 2014 - 3:39am
Last updated 25 December, 2015 - 10:06pm

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… john and jane balaban, 7 July, 2014 - 4:16pm login or register to post comments

Seems like this is what we're seeing
… john and jane balaban, 15 June, 2014 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, that looks about right.
Yes, that looks about right. Thanks, again.
… SusannahA, 15 June, 2014 - 11:02am login or register to post comments

Looks like a Tent Caterpillar
genus Malacosoma
… john and jane balaban, 14 June, 2014 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I was kind of looking
Thanks! I was kind of looking for the blue line that I've seen on other local tent caterpillars, but I read that it's extremely variable. Or maybe this is a different species in the same genus.

They're all very confusing, for me, at least.

I didn't see any "tents" in the area where I found this one.
… SusannahA, 15 June, 2014 - 12:19am login or register to post comments

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