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Caterpillar

Photo by veneta.tashev
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Field Notes

Description:

A brightly doted caterpillar - body seems to black with yellow and red dots and orange-yellow hair.
Thaumetopoea is the genus.

Habitat:

Town

Notes:

This fell on me minutes ago from the trees above the Main Street of Kingston.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
veneta.tashev
Thaumetopoea is definitely the genus, I can't seem to nail down the species however. Most images and species I saw when searching didn't quite have the bright red and yellow spots, though the general coloring and long "hairs" are consistent.

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PublishedJune 22, 2014

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