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woolly bear caterpillar

Pyrrharctia isabella

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

The black ended woolly bear is famous due to folklore claiming the colored bands predict weather, and Dr Curran's experiments that attempted to prove folklore. In the fall they seek a place to overwinter. The isabella moth is a fairl non descript tiger moth with pale creme hindwings and amber upper wings spotted with creme spots/blotches

Habitat:

I find these on our gravel road. I brought this one up to my lawn to photograph it.

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Comments (4)
KarenSaxton
I love the "face" You can't imagine how many photos it took to get that(and I'd have taken even more but the ground was damp from recent rain and I had to go clean my lens)
alicelongmartin
Yes, I always enjoyed them as a girl in Indiana. Like your second picture best!

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Moths and Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest
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PublishedOctober 3, 2011

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