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Caterpillar ID
Copyright © 2019 ssin14

Caterpillar ID
Big Valley, Stettler, Alberta, Canada
December 31, 1969
Size: Approx 1-2" long
Found eating beet leaves. Kept in a jar for 3 days. Ate voraciously for three days. Now has gotten very fat and much bigger and has stopped eating.
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Contributed by ssin14 on 20 August, 2019 - 9:05am
Last updated 29 August, 2019 - 8:45pm

Caterpillar ID
I have images of two caterpillars that are nearly identical to this specimen that have avoided identification in spite of hours of searching. I would like to know what they are.
… James A Gonsman, 20 August, 2019 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm thinking it might be some
I'm thinking it might be some kind of tussock moth. But I can't really be sure.
… ssin14, 20 August, 2019 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Caterpillar ID
Thanks for the reply. I have looked at Dasychira, Euproctis, Leucoma, Lymantria and Orgyia but have not found anything like this specimen. It seems that tussock caterpillars are elaborate and colorful compared this specimen.
… James A Gonsman, 20 August, 2019 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

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