I posted this over in bug ID, but I'm not getting much action, so I thought I'd try here. The closest I could find in my caterpillar ID book is a yellow bear (Viginia Tiger Moth - Spilosoma viginica). the last instar of the yellow bear is this color (and the range, location, etc fit), but I think it has longer hair. Anybody got a better ID? (sorry it's fuzzy...I get excited LOL)
What kind of plant is it on grampapa? That might help some. I doubt I will be able to help you but the kind of plant it is on sometimes helps.
Congrats whatever he is.
Leslie
Hi, Leslie. He's on a NY aster. My book says the yellow bears eat low-growing plants and woody shrubs, so that would qualify.
jan
got another pic of one that certainly looks like an earlier instar of the same species. it has the longer hair. I think it is a yellow bear.
