Identify this caterpillar

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  1. shrikrishna

    shrikrishna New Member

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    Hello all,
    Please help me identify this caterpillar and also suggest ways to eliminate it from my garden. It is wreaking havoc. Breeding very quickly. They are in huge numbers now. Mostly found in groups. Entering the house too.
    Thanks in advance.
     

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  2. ian66

    ian66 Active Member

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    Might be one of the many tussock caterpillars (Family Lymantriidae)
    An inspection of the prolegs would greatly narrow down the genus and species.....
     

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