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This evening I found maybe 10 caterpillars on my wisteria and I was
wondering if anyone knew if they were butterfly or moth, or even a
specific name? They were fuzzy, mostly black with bright fire orange
stripes. I live in Washington State, zone 8

Maybe one of the Tussock moths..
http://www3.islandtelecom.com/~oehlkew/slmacula.htm
....they come in a range of patterns.
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Good judgment comes from experience,
and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.


Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!