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Spotted Tussock Moth - Hodges#8214 (Lophocampa maculata)
Photo#173173
Copyright © 2008
Sylvia Moon
Tussock Moth Caterpillar -
Lophocampa maculata
Wilson Creek, Sechelt Peninsula, British Columbia, Canada
September 28, 2007
Size: approximately 1 inch long
I haven't been able to find this speciman. Can you identify it?
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Contributed by
Sylvia Moon
on 15 March, 2008 - 1:58am
Last updated 7 September, 2015 - 5:42pm
I am very much interested in
I am very much interested in this photo an dwouyld like to get some additional information for a rsearch project I am doing on this species. Please contact me by email. I will be happy to provide details of my research. use the email address given or kgs@lclark.edu.
Thanks.
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ken strothkamp
, 22 September, 2009 - 12:27pm
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Lophocampa maculata
This is a very nice image of the spotted tussock moth (
Lophocampa maculata
). It should be added to the guide.
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Marius Aurelian
, 15 March, 2008 - 3:06am
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