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Tussock Moth Caterpillar - Orgyia pseudotsugata
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Tussock Moth Caterpillar - Orgyia pseudotsugata
In Westwood - elevation 5100ft, Lassen County, California, USA
July 6, 2013
Size: Body length 11mm
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Contributed by Jim Moore on 20 June, 2014 - 2:07am
Last updated 19 June, 2017 - 3:25pm

Moved
Moved from Orgyia.
… john and jane balaban, 21 December, 2015 - 2:54pm

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