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Spotted Tussock Moth

Posted by November 12th, 2005 at 1:00 am

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Tussock Moth Caterpillars

Tussock moth?
I found this warming in the sun near Sebastopol (north of San Francisco). Some kind of tussock moth? Lovely site!
Joan

Hi Joan,
More specifically, this is a Spotted Tussock Moth, Lophocampa maculata.

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  1. kenstrothkamp wrote:

    Am doing a research project on this species and would like to get date of phopto, exact location, etc. Please contact me at kgs@lclark.edu. Thanks

    Posted 26 Oct 2009 at 11:40 am

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