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Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillars - Euchaetes egle

Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillars - Euchaetes egle
Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge, Ulster County, New York, USA
July 19, 2012
These caterpillars were clustered underneath a milkweed leaf. Still very young, none were over half an inch long. Found in open (and rare) grasslands of upstate NY, being restored from an old airfield by USFWS.

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