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Acronicta sp.
3/4" inch long hairy yellow caterpillar on ragweed. Possibly A ovata.
Meadow
Spotted on Aug 16, 2012
Submitted on Aug 16, 2012
1 Comment
Karen, I think this might be another Virginia Tiger Moth caterpillar. It isn't quite as fluffy as some of them but looks very much like some of them:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/330900/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/306868/bgi...
I think they get less fluffy as they are getting ready to pupate:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/227960/bgi...