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Banded Tussock Moth caterpillar

Halysidota tessellaris

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Description:

Grey soft fuzzy with long black hair "antanna". Looks like a Persian kitty caterpillar. Lol

Habitat:

Trees? I keep finding them on my truck.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago
Banded Tussock Moth caterpillar
Halysidota tessellaris Species Halysidota tessellaris - Banded Tussock Moth - Hodges#8203 - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

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Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

If you submit this to BugGuide.net, they could also help with a definitive ID. Very nice!

Annelies
Annelies 10 years ago

Cool spotting! That caterpillar looks so cute and fuzzy ^ ^

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

While it does have some similarities to the American Dagger Moth caterpillar, this caterpillar does have more long tufts and of different colors and slightly different arrangement.

Nice spotting!

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suzie845
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suzie845

Gallatin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Sep 17, 2013
Submitted on Sep 19, 2013

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