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Caterpillar - perhaps tussock moth - Lophocampa caryae

Caterpillar - perhaps tussock moth - Lophocampa caryae
Tompkins County, New York, USA
September 17, 2009
I found this caterpillar crawling in a lawn. Is this a type of tussock moth? If so, which one. Thanks.

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Caterpillar - perhaps tussock moth - Lophocampa caryae Caterpillar - perhaps tussock moth - Lophocampa caryae

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Tussock moth
I think this is the Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa Caryae), but wait for an expert opinion.

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