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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae) » Orgyiini » Orgyia » Definite Tussock Moth - Hodges#8314 (Orgyia definita)
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Tussock Moth caterpillar -- Orgyia definita - Orgyia definita
Copyright © 2003 Jim McClarin

Tussock Moth caterpillar -- Orgyia definita - Orgyia definita
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
August 7, 2003
Size: about 16 mm
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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 4 May, 2005 - 4:12am
Last updated 8 May, 2005 - 8:46pm

Appears to be very close to....
...8314 - Definite-marked Tussock Moth - Orgyia definita. See Pedro Barbosa Lab images and also Janice Stiefel's image on MPG Plate 42 (but soon to be moved to a separate plate for Lymantriidae). Without good voucher photos for larva of all of the Orgyia it is impossible to rule out all other species in that genus. So the designation Orgyia sp. for this photo might be best for now.
… Bob Patterson, 4 May, 2005 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks Bob. I know it's not the sharpest image, so you probably won't want it for the moth sites. I hope to get a better shot someday.
… Jim McClarin, 4 May, 2005 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

tussock moth
This is one of the Tussock Moth caterpillars.
… tom murray, 4 May, 2005 - 6:08am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the ID Tom.
… Jim McClarin, 4 May, 2005 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

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