#3082 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Virginian Tiger Moth

Spilosoma virginica

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 4.0
2. © Joe Bartok · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Pierrette · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Ilona · CC BY-SA 4.0
5. © Kai Joaquin · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © cyric · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
7. © 116916927065934112165 · CC BY 4.0
8. © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Keshava S R Mysore · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
10. © Thomas Irvine · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Spilosoma virginica is a species of moth in the Arctiinae subfamily. As a caterpillar, it is known as the yellow woolly bear or yellow bear caterpillar. As an adult, it is known as the Virginia tiger moth .

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 78,259iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
78,259 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798 (228 years ago).