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Fir Tussock Moth - Hodges#8313 (Orgyia detrita)
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Copyright © 2012
Christen
can anyone tell me what kind of caterpillar this is? will it become a moth or butterfly? I found it in Orange Park, Florida -
Orgyia detrita
Orange Park, Florida, USA
March 20, 2012
Size: approximately 1.2 inches
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Contributed by
Christen
on 29 March, 2012 - 5:36pm
Last updated 9 April, 2012 - 9:22am
Moved
Moved from
Orgyiini
.
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john and jane balaban
, 9 April, 2012 - 9:22am
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Moved
Moved from
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john and jane balaban
, 8 April, 2012 - 4:59pm
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I agree with Ken
It looks like a Fir Tussock Moth (Orgyia detrita)
Guide page here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6732
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Kelly Fiegle
, 30 March, 2012 - 5:33am
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Tussock Moth caterpillar
Maybe something close to this one:
The moth specialists should be able to confirm or correct, so wait to hear from them.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 29 March, 2012 - 7:14pm
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:)
Thank you Ken. I thought for sure it would become a butterfly due the brilliant colors but either way I will be enlightened to witness the metamorphosis of the cocoons.
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Christen
, 29 March, 2012 - 8:09pm
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Brilliant colors don't necessarily transfer
Brilliant colors don't necessarily transfer from larva to adult. See, for example,
Cucullia convexipennis
, whose larva looks like this
and whose adult looks like this
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Peter Edelman
, 30 March, 2012 - 2:08am
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