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Pyrrharctia isabella
Family: Erebidae. Subfamily: Arctiinae, Tribe: Arctiini (Tiger Moths) A common orange moth with faint brown lines and black spots. Abdomen is orange with black spots. Total length: 24-33 mm (1.25 inches long). Wingspan (not shown) is up to 50 mm (2 inches) Hosts: A variety of deciduous trees and low plants including aster, birch, elm, maple and sunflower.
Meadow, fields, variety of places. Range is even in the Arctic.
Spotted on Jun 5, 2013
Submitted on Jun 8, 2013
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