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CATERPILLAR - Orgyia
Copyright © 2006 JEFF BYROM

CATERPILLAR - Orgyia
HUNTSVILLE, MADISON County, Alabama, USA
June 8, 2006
Size: 24MM
Could someone please identify this caterpillar. Thanks
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Contributed by JEFF BYROM on 8 June, 2006 - 1:28pm
Last updated 17 July, 2006 - 6:02pm

great photo! seeing a bunch
great photo! seeing a bunch of those guys is what rekindled my interest in bugs as an adult
… Mark Black, 8 June, 2006 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

Orgyia
This looks like the caterpillar of a tussock moth of the genus Orgyia. The guide shows two species with very similar larvae.

Joshua S. Rose, Ph.D.
World Birding Center
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
joshua.rose_NO_SPAM@tpwd.state.tx.us
956-584-9156 x 236
… Joshua Stuart Rose, 8 June, 2006 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

 
To identify to species
I think you'd need a side view showing the color of the warts from which the hairs stick out.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 8 June, 2006 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

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