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Photo#2031386
Red caterpillar

Red caterpillar
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Sent to me for ID - no date. Caterpillar thrashed about when disturbed.

Frassed
ID Given - image not needed for the guide

Looks like it might be
an Acronicta in that confusing increta-haesitata-ovata caterpillar complex

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