CLOSED: A very hairy caterpillar

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Muddy1 Vienna, VA(Zone 7a) Nov 28, 2015

There were lots of these crawling along a wooden guard rail in a somewhat swampy wooded area near Hilton Head, South Carolina in mid-November. They ranged in size from 1-1.5".

Can anyone ID it?

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Nov 28, 2015

Perhaps a Fall Webworm - Hyphantria cunea?

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Muddy1 Vienna, VA(Zone 7a) Nov 28, 2015

It sure looks like a match to me; thanks, greenthumb!

I couldn't figure out why these caterpillars were crawling on the top board of the guardrail, but I thought they might be trying to get to the trees growing along the board walk,so I used sticks to move a dozen or so to tree trunks. I'm glad to hear that they're native.

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