Pale Tussock caterpillar (Calliteara pudibunda)

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Hey David, thanks for the link! Would have been perfect but yea it's hard to find caterpillar especially in our cold countries :).

My little wonders are here! :))

I will let you know when I upload! :) Now I have to go away for a few minutes, but I will be back soon with smth great! :) All caterpillar species? O_o sounds great! :))

Oh I'm looking forward to see what you have found :). We should become caterpillar experts and have a collection of all the caterpillar species :)

I tried my best, but didn't find this one :( Though I found something amazing!!! Soon I will upload some pictures! :)) How do you mean it? :)

Good luck then today is your turn, maybe we should my a collection of our caterpillars :)

Cute and sooo hairy!!! :)))) I have this specis in my country too, and now I must find it! :D :)) Amazing creature!

I didn't see it move! It was a shy one so it was just sitting and i had no time to wait for it to move :)

Tiz

I agree with Lady Jopy! And since you saw is move, perhaps this little movie will help out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7QhAJ2A-8E Best ones to both of you :)

I also didn't find any exact match but I will check later again. That link is good but we can't trust them for 100% :) and there was still not an exact match. But you are right it can't be different species.

I think this is young stage of species I suggested, I find this link where are different stages http://www.ispot.org.uk/species_dictionary/Calliteara?page=2

yes, I see, I'm searching for other genus caterpillar but still can't find any similar, only pale tussock has caterpillar with pink tail, but lack of dense patches confused me...trying to find other stages of caterpillar, also without success...

In Denmark we have only 2 species of this genus 'Calliteara' and the one you suggested really looks like it except those dense patches of hair. And the other species has totally different colors so it could be a different genus.

no, I'm not sure! but i found only this one with pink tail...will search further..