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Banded Woolly Bear / Woolly Worm

Pyrrharctia isabella

Photo by Noah N.
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Field Notes

Description:

Black at each end w/ reddish-brown colored band. Stiff spiky hairs covering body and black face. Becomes the Isabella Tiger Moth after metamorphosis in spring.

Habitat:

Under bark or in deep rock crevices. Found under bark by a pond at a local park.

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Pyrrharctia isabella

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