Attributes of Pyrrharctia isabella
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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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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April 28, 2013 | janet tubb | Ontario, Canada | April 28, 2013 | Details |
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April 14, 2013 | Jeff Trahan | Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States | April 24, 2013 | Details |
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July 02, 2008 | Lula Field | Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States | April 04, 2013 | Details |
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June 11, 2012 | Lula Field | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | April 04, 2013 | Details |
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September 13, 2012 | Tony DeSantis | Camden County, North Carolina, United States | February 26, 2013 | Details |
| July 14, 2000 | curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy) | Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States | February 25, 2013 | Details | |
| August 15, 2004 | curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy) | Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States | February 25, 2013 | Details | |
| June 16, 1997 | curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy) | Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States | February 25, 2013 | Details | |
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April 25, 2012 | Ken Childs | Chester County, Tennessee, United States | February 21, 2013 | Details |
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April 26, 2012 | Ken Childs | Chester County, Tennessee, United States | February 21, 2013 | Details |
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April 24, 2012 | Ken Childs | Chester County, Tennessee, United States | February 21, 2013 | Details |
| June 22, 2012 | curtis.lehman | Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States | February 18, 2013 | Details | |
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September 01, 2011 | KarenL | Bedford County, Tennessee, United States | February 07, 2013 | Details |
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October 31, 2004 | Jeff Trahan | Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States | January 24, 2013 | Details |
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July 19, 2010 | Jeff Trahan | Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States | January 21, 2013 | Details |
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December 06, 2012 | mlsinhdg | Harford County, Maryland, United States | December 06, 2012 | Details |
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June 10, 2012 | curtis.lehman (Karen and Gary Campbell) | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States | November 24, 2012 | Details |
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November 18, 2012 | Matt ODonnell | Clarke County, Virginia, United States | November 19, 2012 | Details |
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April 15, 2012 | EileenK | St Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 14, 2012 | Details |
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January 26, 2012 | JeanEvoy | De Soto County, Florida, United States | November 08, 2012 | Details |
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October 10, 2012 | Terry W. Johnson | Bibb County, Georgia, United States | November 02, 2012 | Details |
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October 23, 2012 | LucyGirl | Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 23, 2012 | Details |
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October 13, 2012 | AngelaCoco | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 21, 2012 | Details |
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October 08, 2012 | AngelaCoco | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 11, 2012 | Details |
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September 09, 2012 | ncook | Saskatchewan, Canada | October 06, 2012 | Details |
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September 30, 2012 | AngelaCoco | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 30, 2012 | Details |
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September 30, 2012 | AngelaCoco | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 30, 2012 | Details |
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September 29, 2012 | Matt ODonnell | Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States | September 30, 2012 | Details |
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September 25, 2012 | AngelaCoco | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 25, 2012 | Details |
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September 16, 2012 | Leslie Warren | Mahoning County, Ohio, United States | September 16, 2012 | Details |
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September 02, 2012 | curtis.lehman (Mark Vaas) | Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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July 19, 2012 | curtis.lehman | Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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June 14, 2012 | curtis.lehman | Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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August 09, 2012 | curtis.lehman | Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States | September 02, 2012 | Details |
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August 22, 2012 | John Ashley | Flathead County, Montana, United States | August 23, 2012 | Details |
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July 26, 2012 | Prairie Wetlands Learning Center | Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States | August 19, 2012 | Details |
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June 12, 2012 | HaleyG | Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States | August 17, 2012 | Details |
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August 03, 2012 | Lori Owenby | Catawba County, North Carolina, United States | August 08, 2012 | Details |
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July 19, 2012 | curtis.lehman | Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States | August 07, 2012 | Details |
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July 22, 2012 | Bowbender | Ashland County, Ohio, United States | July 27, 2012 | Details |
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April 17, 2012 | rdhealy1951 | Hardin County, Kentucky, United States | July 22, 2012 | Details |
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April 11, 2011 | Skyler | Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States | July 17, 2012 | Details |
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June 08, 2012 | Fay Cotton | Quebec, Canada | July 10, 2012 | Details |
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June 10, 2012 | edenny | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | July 07, 2012 | Details |
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June 28, 2012 | edenny | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | July 07, 2012 | Details |
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June 10, 2012 | Glennie | Manitoba, Canada | July 03, 2012 | Details |
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June 10, 2012 | Sue Adair | Jefferson County, New York, United States | June 28, 2012 | Details |
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June 09, 2012 | Kyle Jones | Windsor County, Vermont, United States | June 27, 2012 | Details |
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June 20, 2012 | Kyle Jones | Windsor County, Vermont, United States | June 24, 2012 | Details |
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June 20, 2012 | Sue Adair | Albany County, New York, United States | June 22, 2012 | Details |
