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Caterpillar #759538

Asked July 01, 2021, 4:54 PM EDT

<personal data hidden>, for some reason your url wouldn’t work for me. Thank you very much for your timely response. Hopefully you will be able to see my photos of the caterpillars. One is very blurred, it’s like the other one only very dark. Perhaps you could give me the name of the very destructive caterpillar, Thank you, SallyGibbs

Anchorage County Alaska

Expert Response

Hi Sally,

I'm sorry you're having an issue with my email. It looks correct.

I'm afraid many caterpillars give us little to use to identify them, we usually have to rely on what the host plant is or rear them to a moth to verify the identification. Could you tell me where you are and what the plant you collected the caterpillars off of? Also, did you notice how the caterpillar moved? Was it like an inch worm, or more fluid like a centipede?

Thanks

Jozef Slowik Replied July 01, 2021, 5:43 PM EDT

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