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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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Caterpillar - Definite Tussock Moth - Orgyia Definita - Orgyia definita
Copyright © 2008 Seymour Kaplan

Caterpillar - Definite Tussock Moth - Orgyia Definita - Orgyia definita
Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
August 7, 2008
Size: 3 cm
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Contributed by Seymour Kaplan on 7 August, 2008 - 1:10pm
Last updated 11 August, 2008 - 6:33pm

Moved
Moved from Moths. No need to put the taxonomy in your title -it shows up on the page when located correctly in the guide.

Nice shot!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 7 August, 2008 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

Yes, and Orgyia definita, I believe
see guide page. The only one that's so yellow.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 7 August, 2008 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

 
I love the black filaments because...
they remind me of bird's plumes on a vintage lady's hat. Mother Nature's doing fashion statements! :}
… sbannister, 7 August, 2008 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

It's very pretty!
Follow this to see what it looks like (to me):

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