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Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth
Spilosoma virginica (Fabricius, 1798)
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2024
Submitted by: Aly1401
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jul 21, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2024
Submitted by: Dogoszhi
Region: Valencia County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 17, 2024
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Observation date: May 26, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 14, 2024
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Observation date: May 13, 2024
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 13, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 07, 2024
Submitted by: nehall
Region: Martinsville, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 13, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2024
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Adams County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 11, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 05, 2024
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 10, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 06, 2024
Submitted by: Moth_Observer01
Region: Nelson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 07, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2024
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 05, 2024
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Observation date: Sep 12, 2023
Submitted by: Quinn F.
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 04, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 02, 2024
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 02, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2024
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2024
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 07, 2024
Submitted by: Thyger
Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 25, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 18, 2024
Submitted by: karin_k
Region: Skagit County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 18, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 16, 2024
Submitted by: Amcenhill
Region: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 17, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 13, 2024
Submitted by: cp2023
Region: Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 14, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2024
Submitted by: kristasessions
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 13, 2024
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Observation date: May 25, 2024
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 26, 2024
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Observation date: May 12, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 17, 2024
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Observation date: Apr 20, 2024
Submitted by: KShell
Region: Dixie County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 20, 2024
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Observation date: Apr 20, 2024
Submitted by: KShell
Region: Dixie County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Apr 20, 2024
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Observation date: Mar 04, 2024
Submitted by: pgrew1@unl.edu
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 05, 2024
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Observation date: Oct 06, 2023
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Eddy County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 11, 2024
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