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crissyr Fayetteville, AR(Zone 7b) May 26, 2008

Sorry the pic isn't the best, I should have moved him/her.
Does anyone know what he/she is?

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) May 26, 2008

They are cool! He's a Tussock Moth cat, I'm not sure which one:

http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_moths/LYMANTRIIDAE.htm

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 26, 2008

Maybe the White-marked tussock moth, Hemerocampa leucostigma

http://www.biology.duke.edu/dnhs/pics/Hemerocampa_leuc.JPG

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 26, 2008

I guess the genus name has been changed to Orgyia:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bbugorder%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=orgyia&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&Search=Search

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crissyr Fayetteville, AR(Zone 7b) May 26, 2008

Claypa, the first link you sent is the one. He must have looked green from being on the green/tan tinted siding. The pink spots say it all!

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