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Virginia Tiger Moth

Spilosoma virginica

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized, pale orange, "furry" caterpillar. Some hairs noticably longer. Darker speckling can be seen through the hairs.

Habitat:

Bayard Cutting Arboretum. Semi-wooded area near a brackish water source. Found on the underside of a leaf on a Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis).

Notes:

One of three of this species of caterpillar I found on these plants: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/186236007
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/184646029

Reference Links:

Species Spilosoma virginica - Virginia Tiger Moth - Hodges#8137 - BugGuide.Net

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