page_title: Estigmene acrea
section_title: Life cycle
hierarchical_section_title: Estigmene acrea / Life cycle
caption_attribution_description: English: Salt Marsh Caterpillar (Estigmene acrea)
context_page_description: The salt marsh moth or acrea moth is a North American moth. It is in the family Arctiidae. The caterpillar is known as the 'salt marsh caterpillar'.
context_section_description: The eggs are a yellowish color.  They are laid in clusters on the host plant leaves.  The Salt Marsh Caterpillar is highly variable in color.  It ranges from pale yellow to dark brownish-black.  It has many soft hairs.  The hairs are longer towards the end of the body.  The thoracic and abdominal segments have a few rows of either orange or black warts.  The chrysalis hibernates in a cocoon.
caption: Salt marsh caterpillar
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