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Banded Woolly Bear

Pyrrharctia isabella

Description:

Black and orange caterpillar. About 1 inch in length. Found it at my cross country meet in Sterling, IL in the grass near a tree.

Notes:

Thank you to Anthony8 forhelping ID this species.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Anthony8
Anthony8 10 years ago
Banded woolly bear
Pyrrharctia isabella Pyrrharctia isabella


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4 Comments

mr.kamper321
mr.kamper321 10 years ago

Google:
Banded woolly bear
Pyrrharctia isabella
and you can see what it will look like as an adult!
Good example for metamorphosis

mr.kamper321
mr.kamper321 10 years ago

Wild life everywhere! looks like this was at cross country

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Moved to Arthropods :-)

urig717
urig717 10 years ago

Thank you! @Anothony8

urig717
Spotted by
urig717

Sterling, Illinois, USA

Spotted on Sep 28, 2013
Submitted on Sep 29, 2013

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