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Fuzzy Yellow & Black Caterpillar - Lophocampa maculata
Copyright © 2008 Jerry Bettendorf

Fuzzy Yellow & Black Caterpillar - Lophocampa maculata
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, USA
August 17, 2008
Size: 1 1/2"
Contributed by Jerry Bettendorf on 31 August, 2008 - 11:10am
Last updated 31 August, 2008 - 9:41pm

I am conducting a research pr
I am conducting a research project on this species and would like to get some additional information on this specimen. Please contact me at the email address given or at kgs@lclark.edu. Thanks
… ken strothkamp, 25 September, 2009 - 3:17pm

Wow, already getting them..
This is a common but cute Spotted Tussock or Tiger moth. They wander about throughout fall until it is time to pupate for the winter.
… Illia-Shaundra Chavez, 31 August, 2008 - 12:38pm

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