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Yellow Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Spilosoma virginica

Photo by MelissaZ
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Field Notes

Description:

A fuzzy amber caterpillar, yellow spot near mouth. A little over an inch long.

Habitat:

Black-eyed Susans

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Spilosoma virginica

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Comments (1)
ThatBlueEyedGirl
It has an abnormal bulge on it's back.. I wonder if it is a host to parasites

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PublishedSeptember 28, 2014

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