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Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar
Lophocampa maculata
44.5422, -75.0122
Field Notes
Description:
Banded black, yellow, black; white tufts at each end. This caterpiller has the black spots down the middle of its back that are typical of those found in eastern North America.
Habitat:
Local habit for this spotting: poplars, birches, maples. Spotted on a path that is protected from the sun by an overhang.
Notes:
Sometimes called the Yellow Wooly bear because of its resemblance to that banded caterpillar.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2011
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