Creature ID For Susan LaRosa

Susan asks-

What on earth is this creature?  In my back yard.photo 1photo 3photo 2

Susan LaRosa Photos

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  1. Beautiful Giant Leopard Moths (Hypercompe scribonia), with a wingspan of approximately three inches.

    The larvae is spiny and wooly, similar to, but not the same as the Banded Wooly Bear Tiger Moth caterpillar, also called the Isabella Tiger Moth–two separate species.

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