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caterpillar - Spotted tussock moth? - Lophocampa maculata
Copyright © 2004 Doug Harper

caterpillar - Spotted tussock moth? - Lophocampa maculata
Interlake, Manitoba, Canada
September 16, 2004
On plum tree.
Suspect this is caterpillar of Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata). Would appreciate a second opinion.
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Contributed by Doug Harper on 21 September, 2004 - 2:24am

I am conducting a research pr
I am conducting a research project on this species and would like to get some additional informnation about this specimen. Please contact me at kgs@lclark.edu or the email address with this comment. Thank you.
… ken strothkamp, 26 September, 2009 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

Lophocampa maculata
Neat critter. Lophocampa maculata looks correct:
Wagner, Caterpillars of Eastern Forests, p. 27 (1)
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests

I'll move it to the guide page.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 21 September, 2004 - 8:01am login or register to post comments

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