Estigmene acrea bugguide spider "469"

This is a Nursery Web Spider, Pisaurina mira, found at The Ridges, Later, I learned this was a purseweb spider, and someone at the wonderful BugGuide IDed it as a Black Purseweb Spider, Sphodros niger. It reminded me of a tarantula, and sure enough they are related. Estigmene acrea. The saltmarsh caterpillar is the larva of Estigmene acrea. Saltmarsh caterpillars are densely hairy and can be a variety of colors. When young, these caterpillars appear more yellowish. As the caterpillar ages they darken and can be anywhere from orange in color to black. Indistinct striping can be seen along the caterpillar. Some Problem Invertebrates of Texas. Saltmarsh Caterpillar - Estigmene acrea - (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) - Univ. of Florida . Adult moth - BugGuide. Envenomation by the asp caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis) - Baylor College of Medicine. Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea), aTiger Moth, held by Brian Bockhahn, who also found it and called it to our attention at the Raulston Arboretum, Wake County, NC on 8/28/10. ID based on BugGuide's O. sericorana page. Moth (Olethreutes sericorana), Durham, NC, 8/4/18 . small spider weaves a web on a dry blade of grass in a sunny autumn forest. guppys 10-03-2018 Fotolia. (Estigmene acrea) eating the leaves of an yarrow flower, California. Andrei 02-28-2019 Fotolia. melolontha larva. Olesia Sarycheva 09-01-2018 Fotolia. This black and white caterpillar can look like a fresh bird dropping or a spider! When winter arrives, the caterpillar bores into the wood to survive the cold months. Estigmene acrea BugGuide.net; Restoring and Managing Habitat with Amphibians and Reptiles; Blog Categories. Taxonomically, it is the only member of the genus Eupackardia but is most likely allied with the Latin American Rothchildia whom which hybrids can be produced with. However, according to Bugguide, due to differences in behavior and physical appearance throughout its large range, it is quite possible that Eupackardia calleta is not a s