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Black spikey caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
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Black spikey caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
April 15, 2007

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Contributed by crispin on 27 April, 2007 - 8:32pm
Last updated 30 April, 2007 - 8:47pm

Check out images of
Estigmene acrea - Salt Marsh Moth here and see what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 27 April, 2007 - 9:52pm

 
This looks
like a very good match!
… crispin, 30 April, 2007 - 8:46pm

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