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Red-headed puzzle | Tussock Moth caterpillar
Lend a comb to the Tussock Moth caterpillar,
tufts like disembodied teeth,
a red-headed, arthropod puzzle of yellow stripes,
mix of moody poise and late-Victorian symmetry.
Original Post: http://www.bugdreams.com/archives/red-headed-puzzle/
"Orgyia leucostigma", the White-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, as far west as Texas, Colorado, and Alberta.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Rick Lieder
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Uploaded Jul 29, 2011.
