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Spotted Tussock Moth

Lophocampa maculata

Photo by CynthiaMHori
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Looks like the popular "Wooly Bear" but has white hairs sticking out of its body.

Habitat:

Found in North America foods include leaves of poplar and willow, but also feed on alder, basswood, birch, maple, oak.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Ashish
At first look its like a Woolly bear caterpillar.

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Wildlife of Utah
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2011

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