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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Tussock Moths (Lymantriinae) » Orgyiini » Orgyia » White-marked Tussock Moth - Hodges#8316 (Orgyia leucostigma)
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Red Headed Caterpillar - Orgyia leucostigma
Copyright © 2015 crockny

Red Headed Caterpillar - Orgyia leucostigma
Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York, USA
June 26, 2015
Size: 2 inches?
I found this beauty crawling up my pantleg. Never seen anything like it!
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Contributed by crockny on 28 June, 2015 - 5:05pm
Last updated 21 December, 2015 - 11:51am

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Red Headed Caterpillar
Yes it does! Thanks ...
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looks like White-marked Tussock Moth - Orgyia leucostigma
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