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Isabella Tiger Moth - Hodges#8129 (Pyrrharctia isabella)
Photo#388071
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Vespula Vulgaris
Moth type thing -
Pyrrharctia isabella
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 23, 2010
Size: 22 mm
Attracted to light
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Contributed by
Vespula Vulgaris
on 23 April, 2010 - 8:05pm
Last updated 25 April, 2010 - 7:40pm
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 25 April, 2010 - 7:40pm
Not an ID, but
take a look at Isabella Tiger Moth - Hodges#8129 -
Pyrrharctia isabella
Maybe one of the moth experts will be able to confirm/correct.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 23 April, 2010 - 8:44pm
A woolly bear, really?
How exciting. It does look like it. I've never really seen an adult. This one seems out kind of early, no?
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 23 April, 2010 - 8:48pm
This year
This year a lot of moths seem early.
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Jo Ann Poe-McGavin
, 24 April, 2010 - 11:26am
Good to see you again!
And I agree; this year seems to have been early for everything including wasp nests.
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Vespula Vulgaris
, 24 April, 2010 - 2:29pm
According to the Guide...
the adults fly from April to August (although I would expect the earlier records to come from the southern states, not PA). Maybe one of the moth specialists can tell us if this really is as unusual as it seems.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 23 April, 2010 - 8:54pm