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Banded Woolly Bear

Pyrrharctia isabella

Photo by urig717
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Field Notes

Description:

Black and orange caterpillar. About 1 inch in length. Found it at my cross country meet in Sterling, IL in the grass near a tree.

Notes:

Thank you to Anthony8 forhelping ID this species.

Species ID Suggestions

Banded woolly bear

Pyrrharctia isabella

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Comments (4)
mr.kamper321
Google: Banded woolly bear Pyrrharctia isabella and you can see what it will look like as an adult! Good example for metamorphosis
mr.kamper321
Wild life everywhere! looks like this was at cross country
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2013

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