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Milkweed Tussock Moth - Hodges#8238 - Euchaetes egle
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Milkweed Tussock Moth - Hodges#8238 - Euchaetes egle
Camp Creek Run, Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
August 2, 2010
The patch of milkweed was covered in Euchaetes egle (Milkweed Tussock Moth - Hodges#8238) caterpillars. This was smaller than the normal fuzzy ones. Is it an early instar of the same species?

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 5 August, 2010 - 11:31am

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Thanks. We thought it probably was as it seems to be starting to get tufts.
… John R. Maxwell, 5 August, 2010 - 12:07pm

I can't say for certain, but
it sure seems like a possibility:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 5 August, 2010 - 11:55am

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