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Fuzzy caterpillar - Spilosoma virginica
Copyright © 2008 Pam Phillips

Fuzzy caterpillar - Spilosoma virginica
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 20, 2008
Contributed by Pam Phillips on 20 August, 2008 - 6:48pm
Last updated 22 December, 2008 - 5:16pm

Moved
Moved from Tiger Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 22 December, 2008 - 5:16pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 18 October, 2008 - 8:38pm

Those long straight hairs
make us want to say Spilosoma virginica, but unfortunately we can't be certain about that. Check it out and see what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 20 August, 2008 - 8:06pm

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