What kind of catterpillar is this?

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ilovejesus99 Baytown, TX(Zone 9b) May 15, 2010

I think he is so pretty. He is on an amaryllis leaf. You can see the rain drops on him.

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ilovejesus99 Baytown, TX(Zone 9b) May 15, 2010

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 15, 2010

This caterpillar appears to be in the subfamily Arctiinae of the moth family Erebidae. The image is not clear enough for a positive i.d.; possibilities include the Virginian tiger moth, Spilosoma virginica (see http://tinyurl.com/yhr7pqh), and the salt marsh caterpillar, Estigmene acrea (see http://tinyurl.com/2cv9we4). Caterpillars of both these species can be highly variable in appearance.

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