#virgina tiger moth

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This beautiful, fluffy fellow is (I believe) a Virginia Tiger Moth, Spilosoma virginica. He was very calm and sweet, sitting rather unexpectedly on the wall of my house in the morning. After identifying him, I realized that the Virginia Tiger Moth has some lovely black and yellow spots on its abdomen. I wish I had picked him up or tried to move one of wings to see that! It also would have confirmed his identity. There are several tiger moths in my area that look very similar to this, but using a combination of size and foreleg markings I believe I have correctly identified him.

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