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wooly bear-type caterpillar? - Lophocampa maculata

kenora, Ontario, Canada
July 8, 2007

You are all so quick to reply so this time I need a REALLY quick answer...what is it, what can I do with it, what does it eat, and what does it become and when? I'd love to contain it and watch the process but without that information I'd be more likely to kill it. THANKS!

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Contributed by freda holmes on 8 August, 2007 - 12:01pm
Last updated 9 August, 2007 - 9:41pm

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 - 10:14pm

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Not 100% sure but I think it'

Not 100% sure but I think it's a Spotted Tussock Moth caterpillar. - Lophocampa maculata.
See : http://bugguide.net/node/view/5241/bgimage

… Sam Houston, 8 August, 2007 - 12:38pm

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Thanks for the i.d...any idea

Thanks for the i.d...any idea what stage of its cycle it would be in? Is it going to overwinter in its current stage? Will it pupate or will it be still feeding and on what? I've googled Tussock Moths as I have one very different Tussock which I've posted earlier on this site. Apparently there are LOTS of very different Tussock moths!

… freda holmes, 8 August, 2007 - 1:47pm

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Some informacion

Look at the info page and you will find some answers and several links.

… Beatriz Moisset, 8 August, 2007 - 2:03pm

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Thanks for the link to the 'i

Thanks for the link to the 'information' page...I'm still trying to familiarize myself with the navigational aspects of this site. I often can't get back to where I spotted something of interest, but I'm working on it! Thanks for the tip.

Is there a site which would give me the life cycle, food source, of this critter and others?

… freda holmes, 8 August, 2007 - 2:07pm

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Wagner,

see here, pg 473 says alder and willow are favorite foods and the pupa overwinters.
See Hannah's article here on raising caterpilars.

… john and jane balaban, 8 August, 2007 - 4:11pm

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