Salt Marsh Moth Caterpillar

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Large, fuzzy caterpillars commonly fit into the Tiger Moth family (Arctiidae), an unusually colorful family of moths.

The picture shows the mature form of a Salt Marsh moth or Acrea Moth caterpillar, (Estigmene acrea), a fairly common moth that ranges throughout the United States.

They are general feeders that consume a variety of plants in their territory.

© 2009. Patricia A. Michaels.