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Tussock Moth Caterpillar (sp. unk)

Family Lymantriidae

Photo by Neil Ross
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Field Notes

Description:

Unusual caterpillar. Approx. 4 cms in length. Hairy with spikes, but also strange toothbrush-like clumps. Looks like a cross between a White Cedar caterpillar and some sort of Tussock caterpillar. Any suggestions?

Habitat:

Spotted by a running creek at Upper Flagstone. It had been feeding on the plant (photo #5) which looked a bit like watercress.

Reference Links:

Tussock Moths - Family Lymantriidae

Species ID Suggestions

Tussock moth caterpillar

Trichiocercus sp.

Reference Link
Saturniidae27
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Comments (2)
Neil Ross
Thank you. I still can't get an exact ID, and I reckon I've looked at thousands of images over time but nothing seems to match exactly.

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Wilds of South-East Queensland
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Caterpillars and larvae of the World
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Entomologica of Queensland
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedMarch 16, 2014

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