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Black and Orange caterpillar - Lophocampa maculata
Copyright © 2007 Sharon Ford

Black and Orange caterpillar - Lophocampa maculata
Aspendell, Inyo County, California, USA
August 8, 2007
This caterpillar was on a willow branch in my yard. Location is in the eastern Sierras at 8500 feet.

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Black and Orange caterpillar - Lophocampa maculata Black and Orange caterpillar - Lophocampa maculata
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Contributed by Sharon Ford on 23 August, 2007 - 5:44pm
Last updated 9 September, 2007 - 4:46pm

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Looks like a Lophocampa maculata (Spotted Tussock Moth) caterpillar.
… John Davis, 26 August, 2007 - 3:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Spotted Tussock Moth
Thanks John, for responding. I saw your posting in the caterpillar images earlier today. I'll have to check next time I'm up north to see if I can find the cuckoon. I did notice other postings that mentioned the life cycle of this moth and that it winters over until spring. We get a lot of snowfall where my place is, so I hope it's a hardy type.

Sharon
… Sharon Ford, 26 August, 2007 - 5:43pm login or register to post comments

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