Sunday, August 5, 2007

Rusty Tussock Moth and Caterpillar- Orgyia antiqua
















4 comments:

Ariel Gordon said...

H, I can't get over that caterpillar. Every time I see it I have to look and look again...

Thanks, as always, for these.

Harvey Schmidt said...

Thanks Ariel. Great photo you got of the Grass Spider!

Anonymous said...

I think I have found one of these in my garden but not sure whether its an orgyia 'antiqua' or 'recens'. How can I tell the difference?

Harvey Schmidt said...

If you can get a photo of it you could post it to bugguide.net
They will be able to help you.