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wooly bear caterpillar

Photo by Ingrid3
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Field Notes

Description:

several cm long, predominantly rust colored, densely packed hairs

Habitat:

actively eating so much PokeWeed a pile of caterpillar "sign" piled up below the perch

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ForestDragon
Perhaps a Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea). http://bugguide.net/node/view/3242

Spotted for Missions

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International Spider Survey
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Caterpillars and larvae of the World
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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Caterpillars of Eastern North America
Photographed
PublishedOctober 18, 2013

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