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Caterpillar foraging Woolly Bear. This species is a generalist feeder, consuming many plant species, including herbs and trees. [ 1 ] Based on the caterpillars' wide range of food plants, this moth could be found almost anywhere that plants grow.
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 ...
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]
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.
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. Habitat and range It is ...
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
Keep an eye out for woolly bear caterpillars the next few weeks. They could predict this winter's weather. See what Bill Reid's says about Conn.
The caterpillars of this species are, like many caterpillars of the tiger moth family, “fuzzy” in appearance, leading them to be called "woolly bears" by casual observers. [ citation needed ] Once the caterpillars reach a certain size, they acquire hollow tubes that often contain irritating compounds. [ 10 ]