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Photo#370228
UNKNOWN CATERPILLAR - GREY AND FLUFFY - Cycnia tenera

UNKNOWN CATERPILLAR - GREY AND FLUFFY - Cycnia tenera
Beaver County Conservation District Environmental Center, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 27, 2009
Size: 3/4" long
I only remember it being very cold the day I took this. Its setea are very soft and fluffy, and kept fluttering in the breeze. It wasn't very mobile, but again, it was very cold.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Not an expert
but sort of like Cycnia tenera (Delicate Cycnia - Hodges#8230)

 
yes, Cycnia tenera
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Dogbane
...And in keeping with its host plant description (and alternate common name "Dogbane Tiger Moth") on the BG Info Tab, the plant in this photo is Dogbane, a.k.a. Indianhemp (Apocynum cannabinum).

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