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Punk rock Arctiid larva! - Euchaetes egle
Copyright © 2006 Jeffrey Cole

Punk rock Arctiid larva! - Euchaetes egle
Elk City Lake Project, Oak Ridge, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA
September 16, 2006
I thought this caterpillar might be distinctive enough to permit easy ID.
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Contributed by Jeffrey Cole on 7 January, 2008 - 3:37pm
Last updated 8 January, 2008 - 11:40am

Oh, a tussock moth
Thanks, makes perfect sense. I don't know why Arctiid jumped into mind. This is what happens when an orthopterist tries to mess with Lepidoptera!
… Jeffrey Cole, 7 January, 2008 - 11:08pm login or register to post comments

Looks like milkweed tussok, E
Looks like milkweed tussok, Euchaetes egle

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… Nina, 7 January, 2008 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

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