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Banded Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Halysidota tessellaris

Description:

Small fuzzy gray and black caterpillar. About 1 1/2 inches long. Found in stream.

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2 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

The caterpillars of Halysidota are much easier to ID than the adult Halysidota which need DNA examination. Please add this to my mission, "Moths of the World:"
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841...
You will receive a patch for your contributions, and this caterpillar will be a datapoint for National Moth Week.

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 10 years ago

nice caterpiller

tammis
Spotted by
tammis

Towson, Maryland, USA

Spotted on Jul 24, 2013
Submitted on Jul 24, 2013

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