Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1393668

Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear
Pyrrharctia isabella

Observation date: September 07, 2024
Date notes: The real time was 7:41 p.m., but the upload page refused to cooperate.
Submitted by: oksanaetal
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Played dead when I picked it up to transfer it to a safer location (a cut-leaf coneflower thicket) where it wouldn't get accidentally squashed. Found on a wooden deck. Weather cloudy, had rained during the day.
Status: Resident
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: September 07, 2024
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Maine, Penobscot County