Virginia Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica
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Fuzzy cream-colored moth with black spots on wings. Caterpillars feed on varied native plants; robust generalist supporting diverse predators.
Plants that support Virginia Tiger Moth
1 plants
Red elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
shrub
Polyphagous larval host; caterpillars feed on foliage
Bay Area native