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Virginian Tiger Moth

Spilosoma virginica

Photo by chsn2bhis
Published on Project Noah
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49.1984, -122.807

Field Notes

Description:

White moth with very furry head and large beady black eyes. Yellow patch on "chest" and spots on it's abdomen.

Habitat:

Unknown to me...it was resting on a window of my apartment building.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Ashish
Yes its Virginia tiger moth..!!
chsn2bhis
no, wrong range. Looked it up myself. its a virginia tiger moth

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PublishedJune 30, 2011

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