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Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Dasychira tephra

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ForestDragon
Beautiful images! I feel pretty sure that this is a tussock species from Genus Dasychira: http://bugguide.net/node/view/10567/bgpage I am not sure of the species at this time.

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PublishedAugust 10, 2014

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