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Caterpillar to ID - Pyrrharctia isabella
Copyright © 2013 jross12

Caterpillar to ID - Pyrrharctia isabella
Fort Collins / CSU Environmental Learning Center, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
October 6, 2013
Size: Roughly 3" by 3/4"
Found in a wooded area with predominantly cottonwood trees and a river nearby.
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Contributed by jross12 on 15 October, 2013 - 10:47pm
Last updated 16 October, 2013 - 7:50am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 16 October, 2013 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

Woolly bear...
...is a well-known name for it.
… Marty R., 16 October, 2013 - 12:00am login or register to post comments

Pyrrharctia isabella
Pyrrharctia isabella - Isabella Tiger Moth caterpillar
… Ilona L., 15 October, 2013 - 11:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the help
I see and ID lots of moths, but rarely do I see the larva/caterpillars. It would have been nice to have reared this one to adult stage (which I haven't seen yet).
… jross12, 16 October, 2013 - 7:30am login or register to post comments

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