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Photo by Amy20
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Field Notes

Description:

Approximately 2" long. 1/2" diameter. Black. Many spikes. Small round head. Very quick.

Notes:

Discovered on driveway. Would like to see what butterfly or moth it becomes. Ideas on what to feed it?

Species ID Suggestions

Salt Marsh Moth Caterpillar

Estigmene acrea

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Brenda Hoffman
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Comments (1)
Brenda Hoffman
I can't see the side markings very well because of the angle, but it looks like one of the darker, hairier versions of the Salt Marsh (some are light in color, some are dark).

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Caterpillars and larvae of the World

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PublishedMay 25, 2015

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