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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Tussock Moth Caterpillars</title>
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		<title>Tussock Moth Caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/06/tussock-moth-caterpillar-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yellow caterpillar with long lashes and longer black tufts
February 26, 2010
Hi, WTB,
Again, from last summer (2009), a solitary larva (probably the same individual in these two images taken within an hour at the same spot) in late June.  Length (without hair), not quite 2&#8243;.  Southern Arizona; Santa Rita Mountains, between 5,100&#8242; and 5,400&#8242;.
Denny
Hi Denny,
Sorry about [...]


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		<title>Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillars</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/23/milkweed-tussock-moth-caterpillars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/23/milkweed-tussock-moth-caterpillars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[spiny caterpillar
February 22, 2010
bugman,
found this caterpillar on milkweed last summer in northern illinois forest preserve. Can you please identify it
renu
Illinois, USA
Dear renu,
These are Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillars, Euchaetes egle.  You may find more information on BugGuide.





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		<title>Hickory Tussock Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/12/hickory-tussock-moth-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banded Tussock Moth Caterpillar?
January 11, 2010
This caterpillar was found October 19, 2009 in area between pond and wetland woods. I think it is a banded tussock moth, but I am not sure and I would like to record it correctly.
Michelle
Western New York State-US
Hi Michelle,
There is much variability in the coloration of the caterpillar of the [...]


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		<title>Predatory Stink Bug eats Gypsy Moth Caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/07/predatory-stink-bug-eats-gypsy-moth-caterpillar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carnivorous Orange Beetle
Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 6:37 PM
My wife spotted this pair in the backyard. I don&#8217;t know the identity of either bug, but found the scene quite interesting. I&#8217;m just curious what was sucking the life out of what.
Dave
Beloit, WI
Hi Dave,
We located a nearly identical image on BugGuide, except that three Predatory Stink [...]


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		<title>Tussock Moth Caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/14/tussock-moth-caterpillar-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/14/tussock-moth-caterpillar-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[scorpion caterpillar!
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Hello! Outside in our garden I found a caterpillar that looked like it was pretending to be a scorpion.
I have no idea what it is, I am from the UK so dont know much about american bugs.
Any ideas?
Rich
central Illinois
Hi Rich,
This is a Tussock Moth Caterpillar in the genus [...]


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		<title>Laugher Caterpillar and Tussock Moth Caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/03/laugher-caterpillar-and-tussock-moth-caterpillar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two fuzzy caterpillars
Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 9:56 AM
I found this caterpillar on the ground underneath my oak tree. His white fuzz had caught the afternoon sunlight causing him to almost glow! He was making his way across my driveway towards the trunk of said oak tree. I snapped a bunch of pictures hoping to [...]


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		<title>Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/09/10/spotted-tussock-moth-caterpillar-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/09/10/spotted-tussock-moth-caterpillar-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[white-bristled woolly bear?
Hi Lisa Anne and Daniel, I am unused to seeing white bristles
on woolly bears such as this one from central WY.  Surely
it is an Isabella Tiger moth?  I saw two on the same
peachleaf willow. Thanks,
Dwaine

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


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		<title>Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/06/01/spotted-tussock-moth-caterpillar-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How about this one?
Grazing on deciduous leaves in a remote canyon (5,000 feet) in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Dave Martz

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


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		<title>Yellow Based Tussock Moth Caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/04/18/yellow-based-tussock-moth-caterpillar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intimidating Fuzzy Caterpillar
Greetings, again.  I wrote a couple of days ago in the hopes of getting your expert opinion on my strange caterpillar.  I know you must get hundreds of queries, and I might never hear from you, so I have continued my search for the identification of this little beastie.  After [...]


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		<title>Tussock Moth Caterpillar from Taiwan</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/03/01/tussock-moth-caterpillar-from-taiwan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/03/01/tussock-moth-caterpillar-from-taiwan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taiwan Caterpillar ID
Hi WTB people,
I found the following caterpillar methodically devouring my hibiscus plant (on my 14th floor apartment deck in Taichung, Taiwan). I am wondering if you can identify it for me?
Thanks so much for the time
Brent Wilken

Hi Brent,
This is some species of Tussock Moth, but we can&#8217;t tell you the exact species.
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