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Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Lophocampa maculata

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Field Notes

Description:

About 2 cm

Reference Links:

Lophocampa maculata - Wikipedia, Lophocampa maculata - Development Sequence and observations - Lophocampa macula…

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Comments (3)
maplemoth662
A very beautiful caterpillar, with very beautiful colors....
Neil Ross
There is such beauty in just being different. Love this :)

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PublishedDecember 11, 2017

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