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Caterpiller of the Vapourer moth.

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By Toto


Caterpiller of the Vapourer moth.



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Ooooh...Hes a hairy little thing Toto..

11 Jun, 2009

 

That's a colourful one...

11 Jun, 2009

 

Never seen one like this, Toto, strange markings.

11 Jun, 2009

 

You should be pleased Milky. I understand that you like your men to be hairy.
Yes TT. Apparently this is quite a common one but I have never seen one before.

11 Jun, 2009

 

Sorry Gee, I think we overlapped. Yes very strange.

11 Jun, 2009

 

Looks like a punk with a bad hair day. Quite amazing.

12 Jun, 2009

 

This looks like the Tussock Moth caterpiller that we have over here. It causes enormous damage to Douglas Fir trees and Spruce trees. Around Kamloops it has reached epidemic proportions.

14 Jun, 2009

 

Yes it is a bit punk like Wagger.
It could well be related or even the same one with a different name Gilli. It's sientific name is Orgyia antiqua which would be the same anywhere. This one is also a pest of trees.

14 Jun, 2009

 

They are from the same family then Toto....the scientific name for the Tussock moth is Orgyia pseudotsugata. Interesting that they are so similar yet so far away,.

14 Jun, 2009



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