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A brightly doted caterpillar - body seems to black with yellow and red dots and orange-yellow hair. Thaumetopoea is the genus.
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This fell on me minutes ago from the trees above the Main Street of Kingston.
Spotted on May 16, 2014
Submitted on Jun 22, 2014
2 Comments
Thaumetopoea is definitely the genus, I can't seem to nail down the species however. Most images and species I saw when searching didn't quite have the bright red and yellow spots, though the general coloring and long "hairs" are consistent.
Try Thaumatopoea sp.