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Isabelline Tiger

Pyrrharctia isabella

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Erebidae

Pyrrharctia isabella, the Isabella tiger moth, whose larval form is called the banded woolly bear, woolly bear, or woolly worm, occurs in the United States and throughout Canada. It was first formally named by James Edward Smith in 1797. Description The thirteen-segment larvae are usually covered with brown hair in their mid-regions and black hair in their anterior and posterior areas.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 28,908Canada · 10,577Mexico · 6France · 2