Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1236511

Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear
Pyrrharctia isabella

Observation date: October 05, 2019
Date notes: Surprised after an overnight low of 0 C caterpillar was still active. Sunny
Submitted by: Sunflowerman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Watched it eat a sunflower leaf. Over a two hour period it took a quarter inch bite out of the edge of leaf and ten minutes later started an inner hole that in the end was about the size of quarter. Picture shows it near the start of the hole.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: October 05, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Canada, Ontario