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Canadian and U.S. folklore holds that the relative amounts of brown and black hair on a larva indicate the severity of the coming winter. It is believed that if a Pyrrharctia isabella 's brown band is wide, winter weather will be mild, and if the brown band is narrow, the winter will be severe.
This species is known to be migratory, and some years the migrations are so huge as to darken the sky in places. Migrations from South Texas northward occur at irregular intervals when southern populations explode, [4] often affecting San Antonio, [5] the Texas Hill Country, [6] and Austin. [7]
Orgyia leucostigma, the white-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae.The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, extending as far west as Texas, California, and Alberta.
c two caterpillars resting in a typical head-to-head position, February 1 d second instar, February 10 e third instar, February 14 f February 15 g–k fourth (ultimate) instars, February 25, 28, 26, 26 and 25 - g is in a curled position adopted when disturbed l–m prepupae, February 26 and 23
The caterpillars eat all parts of the plant; host species include Pigweed (Chenopodium album), saltbush species , and others in the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae). Adult imagos appear in July–September in the north, while it appears year round in South Texas.
Diaethria anna, also known as Anna's eighty-eight or Finita Burrasca , is a butterfly in wet tropical forests in Middle America.On rare occasions, it can be found as a stray in south Texas.
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Topographic map of Texas. This is a list of mammals of Texas. Mammals native to or immediately off the coast of the U.S. state of Texas are listed first. Introduced mammals, whether intentional or unintentional, are listed separately. The varying geography of Texas, the second largest state, provides a large variety of habitats for mammals.