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Some sort of tussock moth? - Halysidota schausi
Copyright © 2004 Graham Toal

Some sort of tussock moth? - Halysidota schausi
Edinburg, Texas, USA
April 10, 2004
There were literally thousands of these in my back yard today after a major overnight storm, presumably thrown out of the trees. Hairy, tufted, and with a 'scarf' around their necks...
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Contributed by Graham Toal on 11 April, 2004 - 9:53pm
Last updated 4 December, 2015 - 2:34pm

Moved
Moved from Florida Tussock Moth.
… john and jane balaban, 4 December, 2015 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

Please take some more pictures
this April when they are out again. It would be good to see multiple images of multiple individuals from different perspectives. We can select those that will be helpful for the guide and frass anything that might be repetitive. But we do need more images of those Texas Tiger Moth caterpillars. (The moths too if they come around your lights.)
… john and jane balaban, 1 January, 2009 - 8:29am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Halysidota.
… john and jane balaban, 30 December, 2008 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

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