Dasychira sp.
Tussock Moth
Dasychira sp.: Taxonomy | Photographs
- Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Class: Insecta (true insects)
- Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths, and their caterpillars)
- Family: Lymantriidae (tussock moths)
- Genus: Dasychira
- Species: Dasychira sp.
- Common Names: Tussock Moth
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Dasychira sp. - Tussock moth caterpillar well-camouflaged by the tree bark surrounding it
Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
March 23, 2003
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
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