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Banded Woolly Bear

Pyrrharctia isabella

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Field Notes

Description:

The Caterpillar is black at both ends with a band of coppery red in the middle.

"...The adult moth is dull yellow to orange with a robust, furry thorax and small head. Its wings have sparse black spotting and the proximal segments on its first pair of legs are bright reddish-orange." (Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Not Specified.

Notes:

In its adult stage it is called the Isabella Tiger Moth.
The larvae is the subject of common folklore, which has it that the forthcoming severity of winter can be predicted by the amount of black on the caterpillar.

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