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P_Edens Willis, TX(Zone 8b) Apr 18, 2017

I've never seen one like this before. Any help with ID greatly appreciated. It was photographed last week on a limb of my wild plum (Mexican Plum) tree. I am in Willis, Texas, about 75 miles north of Houston.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Apr 18, 2017

This appears to be a forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria - see http://extentopubs.tamu.edu/e-218.html

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P_Edens Willis, TX(Zone 8b) Apr 18, 2017

That sure does look like the culprit. I will go out and see if I can find more. Thanks much for the ID and the link!

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