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Eight Spotted Forester Moth Caterpillar

Photo by EliseM.Fila
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Field Notes

Description:

This has the orange and white bands of that species. Found on a garden plant which it was not consuming--but probably wandered over to.

Habitat:

Spotted at a home here in Williamsville , NY.

Notes:

Photo taken by one of my fellow gardeners in the village here.

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Comments (1)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Hello EliseM.Fila and welcome to the Project Noah community! Nice first spotting! Project Noah is a tool for people to learn about wildlife, share wildlife spottings, build nature journals and engage in citizen science. Here you will find a friendly community of people passionate about wildlife and conservation. We are thrilled for you to join Project Noah. We hope you enjoy our website and community as much as us! Enjoy yourself, learn, share and I will see you around :)
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PublishedJune 29, 2020

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