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I don't think this a wolly bear... - Hypercompe scribonia
Copyright © 2006 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

I don't think this a wolly bear... - Hypercompe scribonia
Jim Thorpe, PA, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 17, 2006
Size: over 1 inch
It was on my porch....it doesn't look like a Wolly Bear-I haven't seen one of those with that bright red on it. and no it wouldn't uncurl.....even a day later..and it was alive--just annoyed I think. I finally let it go.

Just looking around here-could this be Hypercompe scribonia? I didn't think we had those here...I never saw one anyway. ????
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 28 December, 2006 - 12:19am
Last updated 29 December, 2006 - 1:52pm

Yes.
Yes, this is the larva of a great leopard moth. Like woolly bears, they overwinter as nearly mature larvae. The species ranges well north of you if my memory is correct. Adults emerge quite early in the spring, which may be why they are seldom seen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 December, 2006 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

 
Okay Thanks! ^__^ The only G
Okay Thanks! ^__^ The only Great Leopard Moth I have ever seen was in SC in June 2004 that's why it surprised me! I will be on the look out this year!
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 28 December, 2006 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

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