Tussock moth caterpillars are relatively toxic to other animals. If a dog ingests one, it could get very sick from the poison.
The rusty tussock moth (Orgyia antiqua)
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.
The small white caterpillars that you will commonly see on maple trees are called Lophocampa Caryae. They will turn into a Hickory Tussock moth.
Nope. But their hairs can produce a poison ivy-like rash if you come into contact with them.
Torolf R. Torgersen has written: 'Identification of parasites of the Douglas-fir tussock moth, based on adults, cocoons, and puparia' -- subject(s): Identification, Parasitic insects, Douglas-fir tussock moth, Parasites 'Douglas-fir tussock moth handbook' -- subject(s): Control, Douglas-fir tussock moth
a tussock moth
Richard R Mason has written: 'Douglas-fir tussock moth handbook' -- subject(s): Larvae, Douglas fir tussock moth
It has a type of sex maniac poison
1 week
yes
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.
Jeffrey Alan Millstein has written: 'The population dynamics of the douglas-fir tussock moth' -- subject(s): Moths, Insect populations, Douglas-fir tussock moth