A Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea) caterpillar (larva) feeds on Curly Dock (Rumex crispus).

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Size: 2750px × 4125px
Location: Bald Eagle State Park, Howard, PA, United States
Photo credit: © Clarence Holmes Wildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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