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Salt Marsh Tiger Moth larva (Estigmene acrea) Black to dark brown Erebid caterpillar with long cinnamon-colored tufts of setae. Yellow banding is present along sides.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> On a porch chair near my front yard (open field). Surrounded by mixed hardwoods/loblolly pines.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63304/salt_marsh_tiger_moth_larva_estigmene_acrea.html" title="Salt Marsh Tiger Moth larva (Estigmene acrea)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/63304_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1761782410&Signature=h0qJhiyQM2ycRD6esLZnBuLXWMo%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Salt Marsh Tiger Moth larva (Estigmene acrea) Black to dark brown Erebid caterpillar with long cinnamon-colored tufts of setae. Yellow banding is present along sides.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> On a porch chair near my front yard (open field). Surrounded by mixed hardwoods/loblolly pines.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63303/salt_marsh_tiger_moth_larva_estigmene_acrea.html Estigmene acrea,Fall,Geotagged,Moth Week 2018,Salt Marsh Moth,Tiger moth,United States,lepidoptera,moth,moths,salt marsh tiger moth" /></a></figure> Estigmene acrea,Fall,Geotagged,Moth Week 2018,Salt Marsh Moth,Tiger moth,United States,lepidoptera,moth,moths,salt marsh tiger moth Click/tap to enlarge

Salt Marsh Tiger Moth larva (Estigmene acrea)

Black to dark brown Erebid caterpillar with long cinnamon-colored tufts of setae. Yellow banding is present along sides.

Habitat:
On a porch chair near my front yard (open field). Surrounded by mixed hardwoods/loblolly pines.

Salt Marsh Tiger Moth larva (Estigmene acrea) Black to dark brown Erebid caterpillar with long cinnamon-colored tufts of setae. Yellow banding is present along sides.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> On a porch chair near my front yard (open field). Surrounded by mixed hardwoods/loblolly pines.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63303/salt_marsh_tiger_moth_larva_estigmene_acrea.html Estigmene acrea,Fall,Geotagged,Moth Week 2018,Salt Marsh Moth,Tiger moth,United States,lepidoptera,moth,moths,salt marsh tiger moth

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    Christine Young
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    Wow, it looks so different from mine:
    Salt Marsh Moth Caterpillar - Estigmene acrea Very hairy orange-tan caterpillar with long, soft setae projecting from its body. Its face was mostly black. These caterpillars are highly variable in color.<br /> <br /> Larvae feed on a huge variety of weedy plants, including ground cherry, milkweed, dog fennel, and mallow, in addition to crops and trees such as alfalfa, asparagus, bean, beet, cabbage, carrot, celery, clover, corn, cotton, lettuce, onion, pea, potato, soybean, sugarbeet, tobacco, tomato, turnip, alder, apple, cherry, elderberry, pear, and poplar. Estigmene acrea,Fall,Geotagged,Salt Marsh Moth,Salt Marsh Moth Caterpillar,United States,caterpillar,moth week 2018
     Posted 7 years ago

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The Salt Marsh Moth

The Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth is a moth in the family Arctiidae. It is found in North America, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Colombia and Mexico.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jul 20, 2018. Captured Oct 14, 2017 16:03 in 101 Earl St, Plainville, GA 30733, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
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