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Unknown Caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
Copyright © 2005 jahoover

Unknown Caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
Patagonia Lake State Park, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
March 29, 2005
Any ID suggestions?
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Contributed by jahoover on 12 September, 2009 - 7:02pm
Last updated 24 October, 2009 - 10:20pm

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Should frass if any better image from Arizona gets posted. This one is so dark that the caterillar details are lost...
… Ron M., 24 October, 2009 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

what in the world...
I was sure that I already moved this, and I did. This is a duplicate. Here is the other image:


This needs frassed.
… Roar, 24 October, 2009 - 5:22pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 25 September, 2009 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

What's it eating?
Although there are some species that eat all kinds of plants, caterpillars are usually specific enough about what they eat that you can narrow down the possibilities by knowing the host plant.

It's hard to ID the plant from this picture, but it looks like something in the Carrot Family, Apiaceae (aka Umbelliferae)
… Chuck Entz, 12 September, 2009 - 10:59pm login or register to post comments

id look in
tiger moths..i think you may find him there
… shotguneddie, 12 September, 2009 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

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