Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear
Pyrrharctia isabella (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: (Adult) Wings orange-yellow to yellowish brow. Forewing pointed; marked with faint brownish antemedial, median, and postmedial lines. Note broken black reniform spot. Hindwing usually paler, flushed with pinkish orange in the female. Caterpillar (Black-ended Bear or Woolly Bear) colors change as they molt to successive instars, becoming less black and more reddish as they age.
Wing Span: 4.5 - 6.5 cm
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Caterpillar Hosts: Asters, birches, clover, corn, elms, maples, and sunflowers.
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Observation date: May 08, 2024
Submitted by: Colleen K
Region: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 11, 2024
Observation date: Apr 10, 2024
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 13, 2024
Observation date: Mar 12, 2024
Submitted by: pgrew1@unl.edu
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 24, 2024
Observation date: Feb 01, 2024
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 09, 2024
Observation date: Oct 28, 2023
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 22, 2023
Observation date: Nov 01, 2023
Submitted by: vogelbild
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2023
Observation date: May 16, 2023
Submitted by: RaquelRobles
Region: Clallam County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 30, 2023
Observation date: Oct 28, 2023
Submitted by: jose88
Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 28, 2023
Observation date: Oct 14, 2023
Submitted by: mleighx
Region: Orange County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 14, 2023
Observation date: Oct 13, 2023
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 14, 2023
Observation date: Sep 14, 2023
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Pope County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2023
Observation date: Aug 17, 2023
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2023
Observation date: Sep 30, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 04, 2023
Observation date: Oct 18, 2016
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 31, 2023
Observation date: Aug 16, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 17, 2023
Observation date: Aug 01, 2023
Submitted by: Apryz512
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 01, 2023
Observation date: Jul 30, 2023
Submitted by: biogas-dinners-...
Region: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 30, 2023
Observation date: Jun 28, 2023
Submitted by: Thyger
Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 30, 2023
Observation date: Jun 16, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 25, 2023
Observation date: Oct 09, 2022
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 19, 2023
Observation date: Jun 14, 2023
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 15, 2023
Observation date: Jun 02, 2023
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 03, 2023
Observation date: Apr 14, 2023
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 14, 2023
Observation date: May 11, 2023
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 12, 2023
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