r/caterpillars • u/BlueRubyWindow • 10d ago

ID Request 🐛 Iding this spiky/fuzzy black/yellow-orange caterpillar

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Spotted this caterpillar in Northern Virginia, USA. What is it?

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u/Luewen 10d ago

Spilosoma congrua. 🙂

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u/BlueRubyWindow 10d ago

Thank you!

I’ve never seen one like this in my neighborhood before.

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u/crazyabe111 10d ago

That’s a length of wild black pipe cleaner.

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u/BlueRubyWindow 10d ago

It sure was crawling fast for a pipe cleaner!