IMAGE
Tussock moth caterpillar Item Info
- Title:
- Tussock moth caterpillar
- Date Created (ISO Standard):
- 1960
- Approximated Date:
- yes
- Description:
- Close-up view of the fully grown caterpillar of the Douglas-fir tussock moth. Tussock caterpillars prefer feeding on the new growth of true fir or Douglas-fir, but many strip the entire tree in one season. Insect is the most vulnerable to control by aerial spraying during the early free-feeding caterpillar stage.
- Donor:
- United States. Forest Service.
- Subjects:
- caterpillars
- Location:
- United States;Idaho;Clearwater County;Camal Creek
- Latitude:
- 46.351003
- Longitude:
- -115.555537
- Source:
- Potlatch Corporation Historical Archives, 1900-2007, MG 457, University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives
- Finding Aid:
- https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv40829
- Source Identifier:
- 457_204_86_010
- Type:
- image;stillimage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Tussock moth caterpillar", Potlatch Lumber Company Photograph Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/plcphotos/items/plcphotos757.html
Rights
- Rights:
- In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. For other contexts beyond fair use, including digital reproduction, please contact the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at [libspec@uidaho.edu](mailto:libspec@uidaho.edu). The University of Idaho Library is not liable for any violations of the law by users.
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/