Banded Woolly Bear, Isabella Tiger Moth, Woollybear or Woolly Worm
Pyrrharctia isabella
                    
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2018 Photograph, Banded Woolly Bear (Pyrrharctia isabella, Underwing Moth Family, Erebidae) also called Isabella Tiger Moth, Woollybear or Woolly Worm, Occoquan Bay NWR, Woodbridge, Virginia, © 2020.
According to folklore, the width of the red band predicts the severity of the coming weather. Since this one has a really, really wide band, we should have a very mild winter (2018-2019)!
Jian Zhe Li

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