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spotted tussock moth caterpillar

Lophocampa maculata

Photo by obrienscouts
Published on Project Noah
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47.4791, -94.8393

Field Notes

Habitat:

Woodland. Open Field.

Notes:

Have seen this described as a Woolley Bear on some sites, but another Project Noah user helped me identify this as a spotted tussock!

Species ID Suggestions

spotted tussock moth caterpillar

Lophocampa maculata

Comments (4)

You are so welcome! I have a similar spotting so it made the ID easier!
Thanks Cynthia! That is exactly what this is! That's great!
Luvly shot... :-)

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