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Hairy caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
Copyright © 2007 Stephen

Hairy caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
San Antonio, Leon Creek Greenway, Bexar County, Texas, USA
November 18, 2007
Can anybody identify this caterpillar?
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Contributed by Stephen on 19 November, 2007 - 10:51am
Last updated 28 December, 2007 - 2:19pm

Moved
Moved from Tiger Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 28 December, 2007 - 2:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 26 December, 2007 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

I cannot
ID it but it has many similarities to Tiger Moth caterpillars. At least that is where I would start looking first.

Lee
… Lee R., 19 November, 2007 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

 
Thoughts on Yellow Bears
Hi Lee,
Thanks for your help on these two bugs that I submitted. I was tentatively veering in that direction myself, possibly towards a Yellow Bear (Spilosoma virginica), but it's a hard call given the variability.
Stephen


… Stephen, 19 November, 2007 - 11:42am login or register to post comments

 
And to make matters worse
we have something very similar under Salt Marsh Moth - Estigmene acrea, see
… john and jane balaban, 19 November, 2007 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

 
I think you got it
Hi Guys,

You know, I think that you're right, and it's certainly something that I've seen before in the area http://bugguide.net/node/view/157523

Stephen

… Stephen, 20 November, 2007 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

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