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Zebra caterpillar
by: Moni

Zachary
Thanks for this additional photo. My first thought was zebra caterpillar from your other photo but most I have seen have a lot more yellow striping than your photos showed. http://bugguide.net/node/view/29233/bgimage
Finally found a photo from Clemson Univ that looks like yours -
http://www.insectimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1435134
My guess is there are some regional differences or the food source, or the stage of development provides some variation in the coloration.

Zebra caterpillars feed on foliage of a wide variety of plants including - alfalfa, cabbage, carrot, clover, dandelion, dock, pea, pigweed, strawberry, blackberry, blueberry, apple, birch, cherry, plum, and willow.
It overwinters as a pupa and will emerge as a moth in the spring. The moth is a reddish brown rather non-descript moth.

I will post this info on your other photo.

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