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Spotted Tussock Moth

Lophocampa maculata

Photo by CMcArthur
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar
Lophocampa maculata

Habitat:

located on the grass outside the sewer pond

Species ID Suggestions

Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Lophocampa maculata

Comments (2)

Ahhh - my son was just in the shot of the catepillar - showing scale - but I suppose there are plenty of shots anway - thanks for the tip - just joined up today and playing a bit still. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
Charlene, welcome to Project Noah. We at PN focus only on animal and plant photos, not humans, so the first photo of this series was deleted.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2012

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