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Isabella Tiger Moth-wooly bear Moth

Pyrrharctia isabella

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Description:

Pure white with a fuzzy head, looks a bit like a Warner Bros cartoon character... The second photo had been taken with the flash on, so it appears yellowish..

Notes:

Not 100% sure about this one. Please confirm..

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago
Agreeable Tiger Moth
Spilosoma congrua


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Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Agreeable Tiger Moth, Spilosoma congrua. Possibly.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/272742/bgp...

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

I think Isabella is more orange. What about Spilosoma sp.??
http://bugguide.net/node/view/324/bgpage...

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 11 years ago

Thanks.. I think it's Isabella Tiger Moth..

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Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Looks like a tiger moth of some type.

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Nicholas4
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Nicholas4

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Apr 12, 2012
Submitted on May 11, 2012

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