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Wolly Bear - Isabella Tiger Moth? - Pyrrharctia isabella
Copyright © 2011 Grammazoo

Wolly Bear - Isabella Tiger Moth? - Pyrrharctia isabella
Niagara, Ontario, Canada
September 1, 2011
Size: 25mm
Found on pavement of store parking lot - I moved him to the edge of the field before the delivery truck pulled in :o

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Contributed by Grammazoo on 3 September, 2011 - 1:19am
Last updated 25 September, 2011 - 11:23am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 25 September, 2011 - 11:23am

Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella)
Congratulations - it looks like yours is the first record for Ontario in September. I'm so glad that you saved him from being squashed :)
… Kelly Fiegle, 3 September, 2011 - 8:36am

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