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Patrick Coin commented on "Cluster-o-caterpillars":
Believed to be this species. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/243579 for discussion of similar species, and also refer to reference in caption.
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Description
This impressive group of caterpillars, Datana contracta, was feeding on a Water Oak, Quercus nigra. Specific ID of this group is tricky, but this one appears to be distinctive. (Compare images and discussion at BugGuide and see also Wagner, Caterpillars Eastern North America, p. 294.)
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Datana contracta
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Photographer: Patrick Coin
Location Created: Durham, North Carolina, United States
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