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Tussock moth caterpillar

Calliteara horsefieldi

Description:

Family Lymantriidae.

Habitat:

Singapore Botanic Gardens. Found on Hanguana malayana but these caterpillar seem polyphagous.

Notes:

Found by Craig Williams. http://www.projectnoah.org/users/craigwi...

1 Species ID Suggestions

Tussock moth caterpillar
Calliteara sp. Lymantriidae Calliteara horsfieldii


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7 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

A beautiful caterpillar....

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

I would say yes!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thanks Dominik! So you were not just being poetic on fb, but 100% positive about the species as well?

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Calliteara horsefieldi. The horse in the field ;-)...

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thanks Satyen!

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Nice fellow :-)

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

Thanks Nuwan! I'll look into this genus for Singapore. Craig may also remember on what plant it was found.

DanielePralong
Spotted by
DanielePralong

Singapore, Singapore

Spotted on Mar 19, 2013
Submitted on May 10, 2013

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