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Photo by ChunXingWong
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Field Notes

Description:

A 2cm hairy caterpillar.
Orange head, black body.
It's body is covered with short white (powder-like) hairs and long sharper hairs.
Maybe a Tussock moth caterpillar.

Habitat:

Kundasang highlands, Sabah.

Notes:

This is one of the diverse species of Lepidopterans in Kinabalu Park.
>>>Map accuracy : 50m diameter.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
KarenL
Not all, but many do seem to have this feature!
ChunXingWong
Thank you KarenL. Does all Tussock caterpillars have those yellow bags on their back?
KarenL
Very nice! Looks like a species of Tussock moth.

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