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Tussock Moth caterpillar - Dasychira dorsipennata
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Tussock Moth caterpillar - Dasychira dorsipennata
Bethlehem, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
June 20, 2006
found on a maple leaf

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Tussock Moth caterpillar - Dasychira dorsipennata Tussock Moth caterpillar - Dasychira dorsipennata
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Contributed by tom murray on 21 June, 2006 - 7:24pm

Dasychira, but which one?
That long tuft on A8 takes us to Wagner pg 447. Wonder if it could be the dorsipennata he describes in the text?
… john and jane balaban, 21 June, 2006 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

 
It must be D. dorsipennata
D. tephra in Wagner is a southern species, and he says it's look alike, which this is, is northern. He says it feeds on a wide variety of hardwoods, and this one is eating maple.
There's no caterpillar pictures online, but I think you're right. Thanks John and Jane.
… tom murray, 21 June, 2006 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

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