The browntail moth caterpillar is approximately 1.5 inches long. Its body is brown with a broken white stripe on both sides and two orange-red spots on the tail. You can see the hairs covering its ...

Although many of these moths are beneficial ... Its front wings are a deep brown with a yellowish-tan stripe running from the body to the tip, accented by white lines along the veins.

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