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Maple spanworm caterpillar

Ennomos magnaria

Description:

Looks a lot like a twig, medium brown with distinctive two raised rings around the body. This would be very hard to see if it were along a branch.

Habitat:

Mixed woods.

Notes:

Turns into a moth.

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1 Comment

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

They also known as Inch worm(Geometridae).

Alison
Spotted by
Alison

Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Jun 22, 2011
Submitted on Jun 22, 2011

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