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white fuzzy caterpillar, black spikes on back (Spotted Apatelode)

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SPOTTED APATELODE
by: Moni

Anonymous
They feed on ash, cherry, maple or oak trees, but are not a pest. Please do not kill.
Neat looking caterpillars and moths. Here are images of adults and other caterpillars.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4765/bgimage

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white fuzzy caterpillar
by: Anonymous

Now I have a name for them, thanks to all, how do I get rid of them? They are all over, falling from Birch trees and seemingly from the sky. And do they get big and turn into....what?

Spotted Apatelodes
by: Moni

Stefanie
Your caterpillar is the spotted apatelodes. They are sometimes white as well as yellow. They feed on ash, cherry, maple or oak trees, but are not a pest. Most are found near deciduous woodlands or nearby areas.
The adult is a brown moth that folds its wings much like the sphinx moths do. They are found in eastern N America east of the Rockies.
Neat looking caterpillars and moths. Here are images of adults and other caterpillars.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4765/bgimage

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