Mystery bug!

Actually, this bug is a Tussock Moth caterpillar. I found it crawling on the outside of my house and got an ID through a bug identification website, but couldn't find the choice under the ID button.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Here's a tip on getting it identified anyway: when you are sure you have a correct name yet the system cannot find it still, it means that both JungleDragon and Wikipedia do not know the species yet. In that case, there is a fallback option. In the identification dialog, below the section "Advanced", you can request manual species creation. This will email our moderators and me with the request to create the species manually.

Are you sure this is a species though? From my online research it seems more like a genus, not just one specific species? Posted 10 years ago
1. pedalmasher
  
  Snow Leopard
  
  Great tip, thanks Ferdy! Posted 10 years ago