Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
Kent's Geometer (Selenia kentaria)
Remarkable brown or gray stick mimic with characteristically thickened abdomen. Head flattened with white and black streaks that may continue onto thorax. First 2 pairs of legs appressed; third pair often held away. Fourth to eighth abdominal segments greatly thickened; dorsum and sides of fourth and fifth segments raised. Ventral margin between abdominal and anal prolegs with sparse fringe of light setae. Food: maples, oaks, poplars, and other forest trees. Caterpillar: June to October; 1 or 2 generations.
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