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Tussock Moth Caterpillar - Lophocampa maculata
Copyright © 2007 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?
Contributed by Sylvia Moon on 15 March, 2008 - 1:58am
Last updated 15 March, 2008 - 8:01am

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.
… ken strothkamp, 22 September, 2009 - 12:27pm

Lophocampa maculata
This is a very nice image of the spotted tussock moth (Lophocampa maculata). It should be added to the guide.
… Marius Virgiliu Aurelian, 15 March, 2008 - 3:06am

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