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Caterpillar - Dasychira
Copyright © 2010 mncedars

Caterpillar - Dasychira
near Grantsburg, Burnett County, Wisconsin, USA
July 22, 2008
Size: 2.5 inches
found on willow but not seen eating. Was very active and may have been looking for place to cocoon. Area is brush prairie with wide variety of plants.

Any ideas?

thanks!

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Contributed by mncedars on 9 April, 2010 - 7:01am
Last updated 10 April, 2010 - 5:33am

This has thin black hairs
which might suggest basiflava, but it does not seem to fit that description. There is a species, cinnamomea - Cinnamon Tussock Moth - Hodges#8300 in Wisconsin, but we don't know what its caterpillar looks like. Maybe you can track that down.
… john and jane balaban, 30 July, 2010 - 1:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… mncedars, 10 April, 2010 - 5:33am login or register to post comments

Not an ID, but I'm wondering...
Could this be the Variable Tussock Moth, Dasychira vagans?



None of the images in the Guide is an exact match; however, I'm sure it's called "variable" for a reason. What's more there is a resemblance... down to the red dots on a some of the individuals.

Just a possibility to consider until an expert comes along.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 April, 2010 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
A good suggestion.
… mncedars, 10 April, 2010 - 5:32am login or register to post comments

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