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Brown Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Olene mendosa

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Species ID Suggestions

Brown Tussock Moth

Olene mendosa

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bayucca
Erebidae, Lymantriinae, looks like being Olene mendosa. http://www.pestnet.org/SummariesofMessages/Crops/Trees,palmspandanus/Trees/Ricinus,castoroil/Olenemendosa,castoroil,Vietnam,France.aspx https://www.flickr.com/photos/tktan_photography/6444083459/ http://www.malaeng.com/blog/?p=4779 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_U-9L0RRfg4/TZBh380A3rI/AAAAAAAAFG4/0UYDG4GGBPU/s1600/Olene+mendosa++Feeding+On+Gardenia+megasperma+Darwin.jpg

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PublishedJuly 19, 2014

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