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Banded Tussock Moth Caterpillar
Halysidota sp.
16.7278, -92.933
Field Notes
Description:
A big tufted caterpillar with a spectacular walrus mustache! This is a caterpillar of one of the Banded Tussock Moths, Arctiinae, Family Erebidae.
Habitat:
Heavy shrubbery along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 11.5, 865 meters.
Notes:
The reference shows caterpillars and adult moths of Halysidota tessellaris. This may not be that species, although the caterpillars show a wide range of colors.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 2, 2013
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