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Species Spilosoma virginica - Virginian Tiger Moth - Spilosoma virginica
Copyright © 2006 Bill Claff

Species Spilosoma virginica - Virginian Tiger Moth - Spilosoma virginica
Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
September 9, 2006
I am quite familiar with this site and this is the only catapillar I have seen to date.
About 30mm long. Moves pretty quickly when provoked!
I coaxed it onto a large leaf. Those are blades of grass in the background.
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Contributed by Bill Claff on 9 September, 2006 - 8:32pm
Last updated 26 September, 2006 - 11:05am

By those scattered longer hairs
I think this is probably a Virginia Tiger Moth.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 9 September, 2006 - 8:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Excellent ID again
Thanks!
… Bill Claff, 9 September, 2006 - 9:02pm login or register to post comments

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