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caterpillar - black and rusty orange in color - Pyrrharctia isabella
Copyright © 2007 Dale Niesen

caterpillar - black and rusty orange in color - Pyrrharctia isabella
Carleton, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
October 2, 2007
Size: ca. 31.25 mm / 1.25"
Contributed by Dale Niesen on 3 October, 2007 - 9:34pm
Last updated 4 October, 2007 - 6:57am

Wooly Bear
This is the caterpillar of the Isabella Tiger Moth.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 3 October, 2007 - 9:41pm

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