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Found on an ash tree (Fraxinus). This is a small but peculiar looking caterpillar which often has shed head capsules dangling down, as here. It looked like a small bit of plant debris at first, but then it moved. Wagner (Owlet caterpillars of eastern North America) says the species shows a preference for plants containing iridoid glycosides; ash is one of these.
This caterpillar turns into a very attractive moth: https://pbase.com/laroseforest/image/170352273
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