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Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Posted by June 1st, 2008 at 12:00 am

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Tussock Moth Caterpillars

How about this one?
Grazing on deciduous leaves in a remote canyon (5,000 feet) in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Dave Martz

spotted tussock cat dave Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Hi Dave,
This is a Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar, Lophocampa maculata.

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  1. kenstrothkamp wrote:

    Dave,
    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 11:39 am

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