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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Jun 30, 2008

This caterpillar is about 2 1/2 inches long. I live in western New York state. Does anyone know what it is? I thought maybe a tent caterpillar but aren't they much smaller?

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jun 30, 2008

They get to about 2 1/4 inches. It looks so much like one, but the tent caterpillar has a white stripe down the middle of its back with a black strip on each side. The spots are below the stripes. Then there's another orange stripe running down its side.

Will have to look to get an ID.

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Jun 30, 2008

Ah - I was speaking of the Eastern Tent Caterpillar. Yours is the Forest Tent Caterpillar.
http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=forest+tent+caterpillar&search=Search

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