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White-marked tussock moth caterpillar

Orgyia leucostigma

Description:

Small, showy caterpillar, maybe an inch long. I think it came off a rose bush ... or was on its way to a rose bush.

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White-marked tussock moth caterpillar
Orgyia leucostigma Orgyia leucostigma


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4 Comments

suzmonk
suzmonk 10 years ago

Thanks, MargaritaOrlova ...

MargaritaOrlova
MargaritaOrlova 10 years ago

Beautiful shot! And cute fluffy being.

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

You welcome, yea they look amazing and then they turn into dull adults that you would always ignore :)

suzmonk
suzmonk 10 years ago

Thanks very much for the ID, FaredinAliyevski ... strange what these exotic-looking caterpillars grow up to be, isn't it?

suzmonk
Spotted by
suzmonk

Laurel, Mississippi, USA

Spotted on Sep 15, 2013
Submitted on Sep 16, 2013

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