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Lophocampa caryae
Stinging Hair Caterpillar. When fully grown is about 1-1/2 inches long.
Spotted on Aug 22, 2011
Submitted on Aug 22, 2011
4 Comments
A very beautiful caterpillar....
What a coincidence and thanks for the ID!
Here's a link
http://bugguide.net/node/view/445228
Its a hickory tussock moth caterpillar - I had one of the moths on my screen door this morning!