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Yellow Woolly Bear Caterpillar

Spilosoma virginica

Spotting Image 1

Description:

A fuzzy amber caterpillar, yellow spot near mouth. A little over an inch long.

Habitat:

Black-eyed Susans

1 Species ID Suggestions

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ThatBlueEyedGirl
ThatBlueEyedGirl 9 years ago
Yellow Woolly Bear Caterpillar
Spilosoma virginica Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera


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ThatBlueEyedGirl
ThatBlueEyedGirl 9 years ago

It has an abnormal bulge on it's back.. I wonder if it is a host to parasites

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MelissaZ
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MelissaZ

Elgin, Illinois, USA

Spotted on Sep 27, 2014
Submitted on Sep 28, 2014

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