Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1216675

Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth
Spilosoma virginica

Observation date: July 14, 2019
Submitted by: RColonna
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: In the shade eating leaves of bleeding heart plant, I’ve never seen a purely white caterpillar and wouldn’t know how to raise it. Might be a poisonous fuzzy moth? That’s the only white fuzzy caterpillar pics I found.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: July 15, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Jersey, Burlington County