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Virginian Tiger Moth

Spilosoma virginica

Photo by dferris
Published on Project Noah
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43.2122, -83.1837

Field Notes

Description:

white fuzzy caterpillar with a pale head.

Habitat:

edge of cornfield and shrubland

Reference Links:

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

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Heather R
Look at Virginian tiger moths (Spilosoma virginica) and Saltmarsh caterpillars (Estigmene acrea). Knowing the host plant can be helpful with I.D.

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Great Lakes Monitoring
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Caterpillars and larvae of the World
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Life of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois
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PublishedJuly 17, 2016

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