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White fuzzy caterpillar - which moth is this? - Acronicta americana

White fuzzy caterpillar - which moth is this? - Acronicta americana
Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
September 12, 2009
Size: approx. 1.5"

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White fuzzy caterpillar - which moth is this? - Acronicta americana White fuzzy caterpillar - which moth is this? - Acronicta americana

I have found these on Box Eld
I have found these on Box Elder. I find the little fuzzballs adorable, and it looks good in your picture :)

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Seems like it could be a Cottonwood dagger moth cat.
Acronicta lepusculina
guide page

 
See other image...
Thanks Seb!

But on the other image you can see a comment that it might be an American dagger moth. Which I think is more likely when I read the description about the habitat and trees they live on.
What do you think?

 
I'd trust the Balabans
I'm just getting into ID'ing and raising cats, they know what they're talking about.

 
Thanks, Seb!
Sounds exiciting, raising them!

I am new to the site and don't know a lot about bugs, but I think they are fascinating. (Except the roaches and ants that I have a constant battle with in my house. I have an indoor aviary and they think I built it just for them... ;-)

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