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hairy cat-generalist - Arctia caja
Copyright © 2008 radka

hairy cat-generalist - Arctia caja
Rensselaerville, Albany County, New York, USA
June 9, 2008
Size: 6 cm
I found this caterpillar on two non-native herbaceous plant species, sweet-clover and stinging nettle, that were growing on the gravely stream bench in the decidous mixed forest.
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Contributed by radka on 10 June, 2008 - 10:41pm
Last updated 3 July, 2008 - 6:52pm

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Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 3 July, 2008 - 6:52pm login or register to post comments

There are some arctiids that are brown
with long white hairs such as and . We don't know if your is either of these, but it's a place to start.
… john and jane balaban, 10 June, 2008 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Tiger moth larva
It's either Platyprepia virginalis (or a related species, i'm not sure what you have in the East) or Arctia caja, though the reddish hairs on the latero-ventral side and the white spiracles suggest it might be A. caja. You should try rearing it. It will feed on pretty much any kind of weed or low-growing plant. Adults of both species are quite striking and are picture-worthy.
… Marius Virgiliu Aurelian, 11 June, 2008 - 2:30am login or register to post comments

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