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Tussock Moth Caterpillar

orgyia definita

Description:

Small hairy bright yellow caterpillar.

Habitat:

Rural Backyard crawling on my shed.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Tussock Moth
Orgyia sp. Genus Orgyia - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Welcome! Bugguide is an excellent site but sometimes there are definitely too much bugs there ;-)...

heathermm80
heathermm80 10 years ago

Thanks. I was using bug guide but picked the wrong one.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

In my eyes Dasychira is more greyish and generally darker than yours. I think it is an Orgyia sp., but I am not 100%sure if it is Definita or Leucostigma (or another?). Please, verify!
Dasychira: http://bugguide.net/node/view/30294/bgim...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/335/bgpage...
Personally I would tend to Orgyia definita:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/569938/bgi...


heathermm80
Spotted by
heathermm80

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jun 27, 2013
Submitted on Jun 28, 2013

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