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dun1kirk Berkeley, CA(Zone 9a) Oct 22, 2007

Can someone please identify this caterpillar - someday to be a butterfly?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 23, 2007

Moth, probably this Spotted Tussock moth caterpillar:


http://bugguide.net/node/view/5241/bgimage

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/608/

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dun1kirk Berkeley, CA(Zone 9a) Oct 23, 2007

Thanks. Do they do damage?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 23, 2007

Everybody's gotta eat something - from that bug guide link above, they eat the foliage of poplar, willow, alder, basswood, birch, maple, and oak. What plant is it on in your picture?

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dun1kirk Berkeley, CA(Zone 9a) Oct 23, 2007

A bush rose. Our neighbor has maple and oak.

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