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glendann
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:13 am Post subject: Can anyone ID this little fuzzy worm
I found this white fellow on my Angel trumpet today .He is or she is so white he looks blurrie but it is the fuzzy hairs on him solid white and just shines. I have looked and looked at worms and can't even name him so I will seem smart but didn't suceed. He is hard to see as he is just fuzzy bright white. Does anyone know what its going to be.

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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:16 am Post subject:
Glenda it looks like a newly hatched Yellow Wooly Bear moth also known as the Virginia Tiger moth (Spilosoma Virginica) caterpillar. As they get bigger they start to turn yellow and then orangey coloured. Here is a photograph of the adult moth: and one of the caterpillar in its second colour phase: _________________

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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject:
Thank you so much Eileen.He has done lots of eating on the Angel trumpets. _________________ Live today to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised.

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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:15 pm Post subject:
I may be wrong Glenda but Bethie should be able to help you out if she sees your post. She knows far more than I do about butterflies and moths. _________________

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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject:
It was such a bright fuzzy whie I could not get a good picture of him. he just looked blurry and shiney but was a beautiful creature. _________________ Live today to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised.

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