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23-SEP-2013 Lejun

Fall Webworm Moth Caterpillar (8140) Northern Race

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

Hyphantria cunea
Hodges #8140
Northern Race
Auburn, Alabama
Larval forms are of two types:
Northern Race: Black head, yellowish or greenish body with dark dorsal stripe and long
whitish airs arising from black and orange tubercles on the sides.
Southern Race: Orange or reddish head, yellowish-tan body with orange to reddish tubercles
and brownish hair.
For more information on this species, see:
http://www.bugguide.net/node/view/453
http://www.hyg.jpm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=323

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