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Salt Marsh Tiger Caterpillar

Estigmene acrea

Description:

Highly variable, blond to brown to black, with long bristly hairs standing upright in dense tufts from orange or black tubercles; hairs longer at both ends of body, especially toward the rear end. Spiracles white. Moves very rapidly. Face mainly black with yellow down the center.

Habitat:

temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted this at Fireman's Park.

1 Comment

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Thanks Eric

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Sep 9, 2011
Submitted on Sep 11, 2011

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