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Banded Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Pyrrharctia isabella

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

This is the caterpillar of Pyrrharctia isabella. One of the common names is the banded wooly bear. It will undergo metamorphosis into the common Isabella tiger moth. I spotted this at Ano Nuevo State Park in California.

Habitat:

Lupine in Ano Nuevo State Park in California.

Reference Links:

Pyrrharctia isabella Smith 1797, Pyrrharctia isabella

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