Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1181314

Agreeable Tiger Moth
Spilosoma congrua

Observation date: August 19, 2018
Submitted by: Anne Wills
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Mostly cloudy, very humid, about 80 degrees; there had been some drizzle about an hour before, and rain the night before. This caterpillar was trundling along on the pavement very, very quickly, and into the weeds at the edge. Nearby were sycamore, oak, maple, beech, white pine, redbud, wingstem, ironweed, lespedeza, milkweed, poison ivy, grapevine, honeysuckle, oriental bittersweet vine, autumn olive.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: August 20, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): West Virginia, United States