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White hairy caterpillar - Spilosoma virginica

White hairy caterpillar - Spilosoma virginica
Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, USA
August 30, 2008
Size: around 25 mm
Host is Rudbeckia of some kind.

*_ This Life Cycle also shown on info page for this species.

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White hairy caterpillar - Spilosoma virginica White hairy caterpillar turns orange 7 days later - Spilosoma virginica White hairy caterpillar turns orange - Spilosoma virginica White hairy caterpillar turns orange day 8 - Spilosoma virginica caterpillar and friends day 13 - Spilosoma virginica caterpillar begins to pupate day 18 - Spilosoma virginica Pupa day 22 - Spilosoma virginica Moth has emerged - Spilosoma virginica Virginian Tiger Moth with empty cocoon - Spilosoma virginica

Moved
Moved from Tiger Moths.