The adult moth is furry and subtly beautiful, in shades of rose and light orange. This caterpillar feeds singly on plantain and many other low, weedy plants.

As the weather warms up in South Texas, spring foliage brings out an abundance of tussock moth caterpillars that carry irritating, or even venomous, hairs that sting and can leave a rash on skin.

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White-marked tussock moth caterpillars are about an inch to an inch and a half long. These caterpillars have four brush-like tufts on their backs, sometimes described having a likeness similar to ...

Before the males turn into moths, these furry guys become small, white cocoons that can be found dotted around the Lowcountry everywhere. The female moths generally stay near their own empty cocoons.