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The Rusty Tussock Moth or Vapourer, , is a moth in the family

Lymantriidae-Orgyia antiqua

Photo by Jimena
Published on Project Noah
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Comments (5)
lori.tas
That's a great series of photos Jimena. I haven't spotted any of the tent type hatchings. Mostly we just see the gum leaf skeletonizers at work.
Jimena
On this last pictures I think they were eating their mom!
Jimena
There are other spots of the same family of "bugs". I still can't identify what exactly they are!
Jimena
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7401343
Jimena
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7566380

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PublishedOctober 20, 2011

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