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Calliteara pseudabietis

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Satoyama (secondary forest)

Notes:

caterpillar of poison moth.
is visibly wrong sort!
Yellow and red Mohican hair-style

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
bayucca
Common name might be Lymantriine Moth or Tussock Moth or Ringo-doku-ga, please, check the link, there is also a name "apple toxic moth" mentioned. http://www.flickr.com/photos/10394300@N05/5205727951/ Very similar to our Calliteara pudipunda: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8342139
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PublishedNovember 12, 2013

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