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Pale Tussock Caterpillar

Description:

A grey-colored Tussock Moth Caterpillar. Hairy. It's yellow tufts of hairs and horn-like hairs beside it's head are distinctive of this family. 15mm - 30mm in length.

Habitat:

Found it crawling on a hostel wall of Tawau Hills Park, Tawau, Sabah.

Notes:

>>>Map accuracy: 10m diameter. Spotted this during a walk alone near our hostel late in the afternoon. Formally placed under Lymantriidae.

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ChunXingWong
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ChunXingWong

Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia

Spotted on Jan 23, 2014
Submitted on Mar 20, 2014

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