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Orange Brown Caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
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Orange Brown Caterpillar - Estigmene acrea
Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
September 14, 2010
Size: about 4cm
Thought it was Hyphantria cunea from this website but see the bugguide web here that suggest otherwise
Contributed by Wildlife Sightings on 14 September, 2010 - 7:48pm
Last updated 29 January, 2011 - 10:34pm

Moved
Moved from Tiger and Lichen Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 29 January, 2011 - 10:34pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 22 October, 2010 - 9:54pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 9 October, 2010 - 8:43pm

I would try
Yellow Bear (Spilosoma virginica) Virginian Tiger Moth
… Kelly Fiegle, 15 September, 2010 - 4:51am

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