Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1282424

Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth
Spilosoma virginica

Observation date: September 19, 2019
Submitted by: w
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Feeding on clustered bur-reed (Sparganium glomeratum) leaves emerging from a shallow ditch in a fen (peatland).
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: February 12, 2023
Coordinator notes: I'm basing this ID on Martha Reinhardt's photo on MPG - see http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8137
Checklist region(s): United States, Minnesota, St. Louis County