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Yellow Bear Caterpillar This caterpillar will turn into a Virginan Tiger Moth - a furry white moth with several brown spots. Geotagged,Spilosoma virginica,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Yellow Bear Caterpillar

This caterpillar will turn into a Virginan Tiger Moth - a furry white moth with several brown spots.

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  1. View jerclarke's profile
    jerclarke
    Giant Tortoise
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    What the heck! Love the outrageously furry caterpillars, they don't seem to make any sense :) Posted 11 years ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
      morpheme
      Lion
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      I think the hairs make them less palatable to birds - some of them have irritating/poisonous substances on those hairs! Posted 11 years ago

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The Virginia tiger moth

"Spilosoma virginica" is a species of moth in the Arctiinae subfamily. As a caterpillar, it is known as the Yellow woolly bear or Yellow bear caterpillar. As an adult, it is known as the Virginia tiger moth.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Sep 5, 2014. Captured Sep 4, 2014 14:29 in Twin Barns Observation Platform Trail, DuPont, WA 98327, USA.
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  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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