Summary ²

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.

Observations ³

From Ontario : http://inaturalist.ca/observations?photos&place_id=6883&quality_grade=research&subview=grid&taxon_id=60839&term_id=1&term_value_id=6&verifiable=any

Globally : http://inaturalist.ca/observations?photos&quality_grade=research&subview=grid&taxon_id=60839&term_id=1&term_value_id=6&verifiable=any

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Paul G., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul G.
2. Adapted by Chris Cheatle from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spilosoma_virginica
3. (c) Chris Cheatle, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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