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White Caterpillar - Lophocampa caryae
Copyright © 2005 gehan gehale

White Caterpillar - Lophocampa caryae
Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Contributed by gehan gehale on 15 September, 2005 - 9:34pm
Last updated 9 June, 2006 - 12:13pm

Ah! Now reminds us more of
Hickory Tussock Moth - Lophocampa caryae. In the guide here, but where are the black side lashes?
… john and jane balaban, 15 September, 2005 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm not sure..
I'm no expert but I wonder if this is a type of tussock not yet in the guide?

To my eye I see that in the guide all the HTM's have white bodies, with rows of black dots, on the top and side.
Mine seems to have a continous black stripe which is raised up in "mohawk" fashion, the sides appear striped, rather then dotted. And the head shape with the white face like impression leads me to wonder if this is something else?

-Gehan Gehale

* After further review I'm inclined to reverse my opinion and agree that this is an HTM. I looked at several other online guides at photos of HTM and see a lot of veriation, some with or with out the black tusses, some with dots, some with stripes. So I think this is just another variation...
… gehan gehale, 16 September, 2005 - 1:16am login or register to post comments

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