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spotted tussock moth caterpillar

Lophocampa maculata

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Habitat:

Woodland. Open Field.

Notes:

Have seen this described as a Woolley Bear on some sites, but another Project Noah user helped me identify this as a spotted tussock!

1 Species ID Suggestions

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CynthiaMHori
CynthiaMHori 12 years ago
spotted tussock moth caterpillar
Lophocampa maculata


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CynthiaMHori
CynthiaMHori 12 years ago

You are so welcome! I have a similar spotting so it made the ID easier!

obrienscouts
obrienscouts 12 years ago

Thanks Cynthia! That is exactly what this is! That's great!

Nitch
Nitch 12 years ago

Luvly shot... :-)

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

nice spotting!

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obrienscouts
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obrienscouts

Bemidji, Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Mar 19, 2012
Submitted on Mar 19, 2012

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