Mass of caterpillars

Rev. Redmond Farrier
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Mass of caterpillars Aug 23, 2012 7:41:27 GMT -8

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Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Aug 23, 2012 7:41:27 GMT -8

I got home from work this morning and noticed that the leaves had been stripped from what I believe to be a pecan sapling by my porch that I had neglected to cut down. Upon inspection I discovered that all the remaining limbs with leaves had masses of caterpillars on them. Any ideas on just who these fellows are?

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Rev. Redmond Farrier Senior Member Posts: 253	Mass of caterpillars Aug 23, 2012 7:42:44 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Aug 23, 2012 7:42:44 GMT -8 Here is an individual caterpillar that I cropped out of the previous photo before resizing for the forum. Attachments:

mantisboy Senior Member Posts: 263	Mass of caterpillars Aug 25, 2012 18:51:19 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mantisboy on Aug 25, 2012 18:51:19 GMT -8 A prominent caterpillar in the genus Datana. Maybe one like this: bugguide.net/node/view/514247/bgimage

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