Normally hickory, but they'll eat many different tree leaves given the chance.
oak leaf
yes
Nope. But their hairs can produce a poison ivy-like rash if you come into contact with them.
Spotted tussock moth caterpillar
Illinois has caterpillars that include the brown hooded owlet moth and monarch butterfly. Other caterpillars that are found in Illinois include the Asteroid, white-marked tussock moth, yellow-marked tussock moth, milkweed tussock moth, and the viceroy caterpillar.
a tussock moth
1 week
It has a type of sex maniac poison
The Vapourer moth caterpillar is hairy and has red spots on their dark gray or black body. They are not a poisonous caterpillar.
The Rusty Tussock Moth or Vapourer, Orgyia antiqua
The accepted scientific name is Halysidota tessellaris.
New Hampshire is home to a number of insects, including caterpillars. The Banded Woollybear Caterpillar Moth, Saddleback Caterpillar, Slug Caterpillar Moth, and Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth can all be found in NH.
There are many different kinds of caterpillars. There is a specific website that is designed to tell you what kind of caterpillar it is. The website is http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?guide=Caterpillars.
The hickory tussock moth caterpillar, known for its ability to leave painfully itchy rashes from the barbed setae stay in their cocoons from mid to late September until the following April.