Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 986331

Observation date: July 06, 2014
Submitted by: Lamastamps
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: It was very fast moving, didn't seem to like the direct sunlight, and did 'back flips' off the paper bag obtaining a decent distance. It was very flexible, reaching out to grab stuff to crawl on. Have not seen this one on my property before. It had a false eye on its ' rump' and red markings in front of its first two white markings. The red was a burgundy shade. The red markings were stripes while the white ones seemed triangular. It was fuzzy with a few hairs being more spike like towards its face.
Status: Resident
Verified by: TeaKH
Verified date: January 16, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Connecticut, Tolland County