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Spilosoma virginica is a species of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae occurring in the United States and southern Canada. [3] As a caterpillar, it is known as the yellow woolly bear or yellow bear caterpillar. As an adult, it is known as the Virginian tiger moth.
The Isabella tiger moth can be found in many cold and temperate regions. The banded woolly bear larva emerges from the egg in the fall and overwinters in its caterpillar form, by allowing most of its mass to freeze solid. First its heart stops beating, then its gut freezes, then its blood, followed by the rest of the body.
Many species have "hairy" caterpillars that are popularly known as woolly bears or woolly worms. The scientific name Arctiinae refers to this hairiness (Gk. αρκτος = a bear). Some species within the Arctiinae have the word "tussock"' in their common names because they have been misidentified as members of the Lymantriinae subfamily based ...
Want to know how bad this winter might be? You could look at the latest forecast. Or you could turn to the woolly bear caterpillar. Here's what to know.
Gynaephora groenlandica, the Arctic woolly bear moth, is an erebid moth native to the High Arctic in the Canadian archipelago, Greenland and Wrangel Island in Russia. [2] [4] It is known for its slow rate of development, as its full caterpillar life cycle may extend up to 7 years, with moulting occurring each spring. [5]
Woolly bear may refer to: The hairy caterpillar of any of the moth subfamily Arctiinae; The hairy caterpillar of the banded woolly bear (Pyrrharctia isabella) The hairy caterpillar of the Arctic woolly bear moth (Gynaephora groenlandica) The hairy caterpillar of the spotted tussock moth (Lophocampa maculata) The larva of the varied carpet beetle
The family includes the underwings ; litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, footman and wasp moths ; tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth (Gynaephora groenlandica); [1] fruit-piercing moths (Calpinae and others); micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths ; and zales, though many of these common names ...
Gynaephora is a genus of "tussock moths", also known as the Lymantriinae, within the family Erebidae. [1] [4] They are mainly found in the Holarctic in alpine, Arctic and Subarctic regions, and are best known for their unusually long larval development period.