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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae) » Orgyiini » Orgyia
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caterpillar - Orgyia
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caterpillar - Orgyia
La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
April 2, 2009
Size: about 1"
Found this little guy while walking home from school and happened to have my point-and-shoot with me...

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Contributed by StormCoat on 5 April, 2009 - 1:58pm
Last updated 29 April, 2009 - 10:05pm

Tussock Moth
Looks like a tussock moth, genus Orgyia.... maybe the Western Tussock Moth, O. vetusta? But thats just an amateur guess, don't take my word for it... lets wait for the experts.
… Chris Mallory, 5 April, 2009 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

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