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Banded Tussock Moth Caterpiller

Halysidota tessellaris

Description:

yellow with black hairy spikes,and orange, black, and white neck.

Notes:

eating a raspberry leaf

1 Species ID Suggestions

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris Halysidota tessellaris


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4 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Please add this very nice spotting to my mission for Moths:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841...

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Hi Dane. Caterpillars are never considered pollinators. Instead, they frequently destroy flowers chewing the petals and reproductive structures. Then, i will remove this spot from Pollinators Bugs mission.

DaneCole
DaneCole 11 years ago

Thank you very much for the help gatorfellows :) i have other unknown spottings u may know names for.

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

Monarch caterpillars eat only milkweeds.

DaneCole
Spotted by
DaneCole

Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Sep 17, 2012
Submitted on Sep 17, 2012

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