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Pyrrharctia isabella
A beautiful gift from Autumn!
Feeds on a variety of grasses.
Found on October 16 in Coxsackie, NY. I put it in a secure area of my bookbag, but it had disappeared when I checked. Two days later, today, I found it crawling in another section of my bag! It was perfectly fine, and is now eating grasses in a strawberry container for me to rear it in.
Spotted on Oct 18, 2012
Submitted on Oct 19, 2012
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Thanks Ramya! Only sensitive-skinned people can get irritations by this caterpillar, but yes, others can cause quite a painful sting!