Critters of the Week

Where Spotted: Mt. Solon, VA (not local but you’ll still find these guys around here)
Common Name: Sycamore Tussock Moth
Scientific Name: Halysidota harrisii
Average Length: 25–35 mm

Quick Facts

• Like many insects, sycamore tussock moth caterpillars eat just a few related plants — sycamores and plane trees — and have ended up being named after their food.
• They eat the soft green leaf tissue and leave behind lacy leaf skeletons made of stems and veins.
• The sycamore tussock moth produces two generations each year.
• Though not poisonous, the hair on the larva’s body could cause itchy rashes to humans if touched with bare hands.

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Tundra at Richmond SPCA

Age:  5 months
Gender: Neutered Male
Color: White
ID: 50917036

Are you searching for a fun, friendly and adorable family member? My name is Tundra and I’m the guy for you! I am pretty lonely here by myself, just waiting for my special someone to come along. Won’t you please take me home today?

 

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