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Caterpillar looks like Walrus - Halysidota schausi
Copyright © 2007 D.D. Diana

Caterpillar looks like Walrus - Halysidota schausi
Loyola Beach, South Texas, USA County, Texas, USA
April 22, 2007
Size: 1"

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Caterpillar looks like Walrus - Halysidota schausi Caterpillar looks like Walrus - Halysidota schausi
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Contributed by D.D. Diana on 23 April, 2007 - 10:51am
Last updated 21 June, 2009 - 8:19pm

Nice pic
Nice picture. Lol I typed in Caterpillar Walrus and it took me here! I have another type of caterpillar that looks like a walrus too (not yours), I will post it on BugGuide if I can't find an ID for it.
… Brett Hondow, 25 September, 2016 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Halysidota.
… john and jane balaban, 21 June, 2009 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Sycamore Tussock Moth.
… john and jane balaban, 28 December, 2008 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

Would additional photos help
Would additional photos help with the identification of this creature? The color in the photo is very close to the color of the caterpillar, milk chocolate brown.
… D.D. Diana, 24 April, 2007 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Having just looked this up in Wagner
I see he mentions TX has some other spp., so I would file this at the genus level for now. Very likely the same sp. as this recent post:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 28 May, 2007 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Side Photo
I have added a side view. Thank you for posting Wagner's photo!
… D.D. Diana, 28 May, 2007 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Not Wagner's, another contributor's
click on the thumbnail for full details. Wagner(1) has images of the other two spp. I mentioned, but neither is a great match for this one.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 29 May, 2007 - 6:25am login or register to post comments

Cool!
Looks a lot like the Banded Tussock Moth but since it has no black lashes, H. harrisi seems the more likely ID. It's darker than any we have in the guide yet, though - I'll be interested to see what others think. Maybe there's another sp. in Texas.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 23 April, 2007 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

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