Variable Tussock moth caterpillar (Dasychira vagans)

''Dasychira vagans'', the Variable Tussock Moth, is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland to southern British Columbia in the north and North Carolina and Utah in the west. The habitat consists of forests, including coastal rainforests, high elevation mixed hardwood-conifer forests, oak woodlands and mixed hardwood forests.

The length of the forewings is 14-18 mm for males and 22-24 mm for females. The ground colour.. more