Multiple births

Little moth landing on a green leaf Searsia plant is not always an innocuous, forgettable event. She may be ready for her biggest life moment, the laying of eggs among the leaves before moving on and dying somewhere. At least she saw the sea. The plant only reacts when the wind blows. Such are the ways of some that live. 

And then the miracle of new life brings forth these hairy creatures from the eggs stuck on a branch. Some leaves and flowers will be sacrificed as food. The shaggy haired larvae probably belong to the Lasiocampidae family of lappet moths, snout moths or eggars. There are very many species of them, some of which may not yet have been studied and recorded by name. Don't touch them, your skin may react.

New to the world here by the sea at Vermont, these ephemeral youngsters will have varied lives fitting their nature. Only some will reach the time to fly. Some will produce offspring; others will serve as food. Nature's purpose will be fulfilled. All will be forgotten as happens to all that lives, once enough time has passed (Holm, 2008; Wikipedia).