I was letting out my dogs and saw a whitemarked tussock moth larvae lil dude.just eeping its was along the fence. So cute lol.
This is a fun and crazy looking caterpillar, I love it!!
They look venomous, but they are not.
White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma), adult and larva, family Erebidae, found in the central and eastern US and SE Canada
photographs by Fyn Kynd and cotinis
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[PHOTOS TAKEN: AUGUST 30TH, 2023 | Image IDs: Two photos of a red, brown, and white tussock moth caterpillar on a dirty cracked white metal surface /End IDs.]
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Peets (no sound)
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A few Insecty/Buggy pics from the day...
A Black Carpenter Ant (probably: Camponotus pennsylvanicus) dragging off a long dead Fall Webworm (Hyphantria cunea).
Likely a Banded Tussock Moth caterpillar (Halysidota tessellaris).
Candy-Striped Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea).
And 2- Two-Lined Spittlebugs (Prosapia bicincta).
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found a child today
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Pale tussock moth caterpillar (Calliteara pudibunda)
Photos by Guy Edwardes
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Cigarette caterpillar from last week
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I think white-marked tussock moths are the cutest because they look like they've got cotton balls stuck to their back :)
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i would love to know what they talk to each other about while they’re eating
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tiny Tussock Moth Caterpillar!
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Hello
I present to you one ( 1 ) fuzzy friend
Very cute tussock moth child in the genus Orgyia!
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🦋 lepidopteran of the week: Calliteara horsfieldii
aka. horsfield's tussock moth, yellow tussock moth. a tussock moth found the tropical portion of southern and southeast Asia.
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BEHOLD, THE VAPOURER!!!!
(i pocketed a couple caterpillars on aug 4th in hopes of seeing a female for the first time and SHE DID NOT DISAPPOINT)
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Attack Of Caterpillars
Juvenile invasive caterpillars of the tussock moth (Euproctis spp.) feeding on a Sonnerati alba mangrove leaf in Seychelles. The unintentional introduction of non-native species can have devastating effects on local flora and fauna.
By Christophe Mason Parker, Seychelles
Mangrove Photography Awards
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