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Unidentified Caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
Copyright © 2008 John & Barbara Moerk

Unidentified Caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
December 18, 2008
Size: ~1.5"

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Contributed by John & Barbara Moerk on 19 December, 2008 - 8:57am
Last updated 29 December, 2008 - 3:07pm

salt marsh caterpillar
It looks like a salt marsh caterpillar, Estigmene acrea, which are variably colored.
… Toni Dudley, 19 December, 2008 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

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