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Caterpillar Identification? - Orgyia detrita
Copyright © 2012 tg1911

Caterpillar Identification? - Orgyia detrita
Kinder, Allen Parish, Louisiana, USA
April 12, 2012
Size: approx. 1 1/2"

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Caterpillar Identification? - Orgyia detrita Caterpillar Identification? - Orgyia detrita
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Contributed by tg1911 on 19 April, 2012 - 12:49am
Last updated 20 April, 2015 - 6:58am

Orgyia Detrita
We found one of these is our garden. Are they poisonous? Are they safe with children around
… SandraL66UK, 24 August, 2016 - 11:53am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Orgyiini. You can get the answers to your questions by clicking on the Info tab.
… john and jane balaban, 20 April, 2015 - 6:58am login or register to post comments

what is the name of this cate
what is the name of this caterpillar and is it poisonous?
… sandra3829, 20 April, 2015 - 12:23am login or register to post comments

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8313
Fir Tussock Moth - Hodges#8313 (Orgyia detrita)heres the moth:
… Edna Woodward, 19 April, 2012 - 1:04am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thank you once again, for the identification, shotguneddie.
… tg1911, 19 April, 2012 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

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