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Tussock moth caterpillar

Lymantriinae subfamily

Description:

3cm long. pinkish hairy body. 4 tufts of 'ginger' mohawk on front dorsal area and another tuft at the posterior end. 2 white tufts of hair to the front of the4 ginger tufts and 2 longer grey coloured tufts pointing anteriorly in the head area.

Habitat:

lowland malaysian jungle

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2 Comments

FakawiTribe
FakawiTribe 9 years ago

Woot woot!! Thank you so much, Paul!

Paul Davis
Paul Davis 9 years ago

This is a Tussock moth caterpillar ----Lymantriinae ,but I'm sorry I don't know which species.

FakawiTribe
Spotted by
FakawiTribe

Selangor, Malaysia

Spotted on Jan 24, 2015
Submitted on Jan 26, 2015

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