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Colorful Caterpillar
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It's safe to say that this is a tussock moth caterpillar, from the family Lymantriidae. In the US, there are some species in the genus Orgyia that look similar to this one, maybe this one is in that same genus.
Spotted on Aug 15, 2009 Submitted on Sep 7, 2011
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Just Wow
It's safe to say that this is a tussock moth caterpillar, from the family Lymantriidae. In the US, there are some species in the genus Orgyia that look similar to this one, maybe this one is in that same genus.