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Orgyia leucostigma
Fuzzy caterpillar with a red face.
Jean Lafitte park, southeastern Louisiana.
Crawling along a wooden walk way.
Thanks bayucca! :) I think you've got this one right. Others here at the BioBlitz have given me similar info. I'll upload a pic of the back pattern for you!
ID for the Big Boss! ;-)...
Not really an easy one from this perspective. Pattern on the back would be important to separate all the different and very similar Orgyia sp., not to forget the variability within the same species. I am quite confident with Leucostigma, but it is always wise to verify!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/521
Spotted on May 17, 2013
Submitted on May 18, 2013
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