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Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
Copyright © 2008 Matthew Priebe

Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 3, 2008
Size: 1 3/4 inches
This dark fellow was nibbling on every plant it came across in the brackish/fresh marsh area of coastal Louisiana, rejecting most of what it found.
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Contributed by Matthew Priebe on 5 August, 2008 - 3:13pm
Last updated 16 August, 2008 - 10:24pm

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Vermilion, Orleans and Jefferson... Go figure :)
… Ron M., 6 August, 2008 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

Thanks very much, that's perf
Thanks very much, that's perfect.
… Matthew Priebe, 5 August, 2008 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

Looks like the salt marsh caterpillar.
Arctiidae, Estigmene acrea. I've just been rearing up a whole bunch of these in New Orleans, they eat a wide range of plants and are found all over the place down here. This is a super fast caterpillar, too, and active during the day.
… Mark Fox, 5 August, 2008 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

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