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Yellow woolly bear

Spilosoma virginica

Photo by Bernadette S
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

orange, densely hairy, about 3 cm in length

Habitat:

spotted on a milkweed leaf in a garden at Oregon Ridge Nature Center

Notes:

As an adult, it is known as the Virginia tiger moth.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)

Could still be the same as the other one I mentioned. If you look at the link they come in 3 colors.

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