Small Hairy Caterpillars

Some species have hairy caterpillars with recognisable features, so can easily be identified :

Uraba lugens hairy, with an irregular pointed hat on its head	Mynes geoffroyi brown, but with pink hairs	Ochrogaster lunifer grey, hairy, walks in procession	Trichiocercus sparshalli a coloured tussock the back of every segment, and pencil of black hairs on the head
Chenuala heliaspis red hairs especially around the head and tail	Anthela astata red hairs, two long white hair pencils from behind the thorax	Anthela barnardi off-white, off-white hairs	Anthela limonea yellow, white hairs
Anthela acuta white verrucae , except last 3 are pink	Argina astrea alternating black and white bands, black head, feeds on any green leaves	Some features are shared between two or more species, such as : see below :
ORGYRIINAE only 4 tussocks on the back	THAUMETOPOEINAE a coloured tussock the back of every segment	LASIOCAMPIDAE hairy, some with a moustache	NYMPHALIDAE branched hairs
THAUMETOPOEINAE hairy	ARCTIINAE hairy	ANTHELIDAE warty and hairy	EUPTEROTIDAE hairy