Aug 24, 2025
Caterpillar of the tussock moth
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Caterpillar of the tussock moth
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who’s this fellow i found on a car in southern wisconsin? are the bumps on his back normal or some kind of fungus?
Caterpillar ID - WI, USA:
Hello, yes, this is the caterpillar of the White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma), family Erebidae.
Orgyia leucostigma - Wikipedia
Species Orgyia leucostigma - White-marked Tussock Moth - Hodges#8316 - BugGuide.Net
White-marked tussock moth (Orgyia leucostigma) by Trey Wardlaw
I spotted what looked to be a young Orgyia antiqua caterpillar on the underside of an oak leaf - it seemed to be clinging to a cocoon. But on closer examination I saw that the caterpillar was dead.
I thnk it has been eaten from the inside by an ichneumon wasp larva. Which then proceeded to construct a cocoon and decorate it with the skin of its victim - stetched over the top of it a bit like a bearskin trophy rug.
The caterpillar skin is covered in protective hairs that would probably do a fine job of deterring anything unwelcome that might come snuffling around the cocoon while the wasp is pupating.
Please enjoy this tussock moth - Orgyia antiqua.
... actually, I'm pretty sure I saw its butt in Samuarai Jack once... <_<
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Found some moth eggs overwintering on a fencepost near my house. They have been laid on the outside of a coccoon suspended from the fencewire. The cocoon and egg patterns suggest they belong to the vapourer - Orgyia antiqua. The female of which is flightless and often lays on the cocoon it hatched from.
This lil guy
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White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma), adult and larva, family Erebidae, found in the central and eastern US and SE Canada
photograph by Jon Rapp
I was letting out my dogs and saw a whitemarked tussock moth larvae lil dude.just eeping its was along the fence. So cute lol.
This is a fun and crazy looking caterpillar, I love it!!
They look venomous, but they are not.
White-marked Tussock Moth (Orgyia leucostigma), adult and larva, family Erebidae, found in the central and eastern US and SE Canada
photographs by Fyn Kynd and cotinis