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White-marked tussock moth caterpillar

Orgyia leucostigma

Photo by suzmonk
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Field Notes

Description:

Small, showy caterpillar, maybe an inch long. I think it came off a rose bush ... or was on its way to a rose bush.

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Orgyia leucostigma

Species ID Suggestions

White-marked tussock moth caterpillar

Orgyia leucostigma

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FaredinAliyevski
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Comments (4)
suzmonk
Thanks, MargaritaOrlova ...
FaredinAliyevski
You welcome, yea they look amazing and then they turn into dull adults that you would always ignore :)
suzmonk
Thanks very much for the ID, FaredinAliyevski ... strange what these exotic-looking caterpillars grow up to be, isn't it?

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PublishedSeptember 16, 2013

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