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09-08-2014, 11:20 PM
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Help to id please
Found this cute creepy caterpillar climbing our house wall. Anyone know what it will become?
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09-08-2014, 11:31 PM
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It's a Vapourer Moth caterpillar (Orgyia antiqua)
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09-08-2014, 11:38 PM
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Thanx Dan, looks like it's a rusty tussock moth then? Is it ok around torts then?
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09-08-2014, 11:44 PM
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Should be fine around the tortoises
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10-08-2014, 10:12 AM
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That's an interesting one. We're currently raising Cabbage Whites. They're in chrysalis form at the moment.
I thought the kids would find it interesting, which they do, but I'm sure we'll just raise more butterflies to lay eggs, which will hatch into more caterpillars to munch on my nasturtiums!!
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10-08-2014, 11:18 AM
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That is an amazing looking caterpillar
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