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Hairy Black and orange (Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar)

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Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar
by: Moni

Virginia
Your caterpillar is a salt marsh caterpillar.
Here are photos of the moth and the various colors of the caterpillar. http://bugguide.net/node/view/3242/bgimage
The caterpillars do vary a lot in color and look like several fall fuzzy caterpillars, but with a black face like yours, then you know it is a salt marsh.
These caterpillars feed in gardens, fields, meadows, roadsides, etc. They eat a wide variety of plants including garden plants, pigweed, mallow, alfalfa, soybeans, etc. They are not considered a pest.
The larva are found wandering in search of food, but in the fall it may be looking for a place to overwinter. Then in spring it will pupate and then turn into a white moth.

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