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Banded Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Halysidota tessellaris

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Description:

Fuzzy white with black tufts and a red head

Habitat:

West Central Georgia

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3 Comments

momsavang
momsavang 7 years ago

Oh nevermind, here's one that looked like this one. Thanks for help with the ID! http://bugguide.net/node/view/80744/bgpa...

momsavang
momsavang 7 years ago

Hmm, all the tessellaris I see have dark heads. This was very red.

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bayucca
bayucca 7 years ago

Definitely an Arctiini, might be Halysidota tessellaris?
http://bugguide.net/node/view/689049/bgp...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/541/bgpage...

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momsavang
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momsavang

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Oct 16, 2016
Submitted on Oct 16, 2016

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