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Tiger moth caterpillar

Arctiini sp.

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Huge all black woolly bear type caterpillar!

Habitat:

Cumberland trail, Ashland City, Tennessee.

Reference Links:

Black Wooly Bear - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
bayucca
You may lend me your flashlight for shooting in the dark ;-)...
KarenL
Added to NWF for its special adaptation of being able to withstand regular freezing & thawing in certain parts of its range.
KarenL
Thanks bayucca! I did check it over by flashlight & it appeared all black but I think based on size alone it could be another Hypercompe sp.
bayucca
Still very dark, maybe to dark to shot? Hypercompe sp.??

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Insects of TN
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PublishedMarch 19, 2012

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