The name “puss caterpillar” comes from their thick, fluffy coat that resembles the fur of ... a “rusty-red crest” along the midline of their backs. The southern flannel moth is common ...

They are the only known moths to reproduce like this. Moths in the Cryptoses genus from South America spend their lives in the thick fur of sloths. Females wait until the sloth descends the tree to ...

The name “puss caterpillar” comes from their thick, fluffy coat that resembles the fur of a pussycat, according to the N.C. State Extension. The southern flannel moth is common in the Piedmont ...