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Hickory Tussock Moth Larvae

Lophocampa caryae

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Field Notes

Description:

Mostly white with black spots has black and white groups of longer hairs on the front and the rear

Habitat:

This one was on a cattail reed.

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Lophocampa caryae

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Comments (1)
alicelongmartin
Nice pictures! But it doesn't look like what I would like to chew!

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PublishedSeptember 3, 2011

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