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 Wooley 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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May 12, 2012 | jim8435wisc | Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States | May 13, 2012 | Details |
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April 27, 2012 | George Sims | Douglas County, Missouri, United States | May 09, 2012 | Details |
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May 07, 2012 | becc_09 | Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States | May 08, 2012 | Details |
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December 14, 2011 | rspilk | Kent County, Michigan, United States | April 10, 2012 | Details |
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April 05, 2012 | miscass7 | Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States | April 08, 2012 | Details |
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March 17, 2012 | jim8435wisc | Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States | March 19, 2012 | Details |
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June 09, 2007 | pcastrovillo | Canyon County, Idaho, United States | January 29, 2012 | Details |
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January 09, 2011 | tjrickert | Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States | January 09, 2012 | Details |
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October 04, 2010 | Larry522 | Washington County, Vermont, United States | December 24, 2011 | Details |
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September 23, 2011 | Kyle Jones | Windsor County, Vermont, United States | December 24, 2011 | Details |
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October 10, 2011 | tjrickert | Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States | December 20, 2011 | Details |
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August 12, 2010 | rdhealy1951 | Hardin County, Kentucky, United States | November 30, 2011 | Details |
| June 25, 2011 | curtis.lehman | Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States | November 12, 2011 | Details | |
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October 26, 2011 | KarenL | Williamson County, Tennessee, United States | October 26, 2011 | Details |
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October 06, 2011 | julmast | Elkhart County, Indiana, United States | October 22, 2011 | Details |
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October 16, 2011 | Scotty McPrime | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | October 17, 2011 | Details |
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September 24, 2011 | Mark Wheeler | Washington County, Minnesota, United States | September 25, 2011 | Details |
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March 07, 2010 | Mark Wheeler | Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States | September 25, 2011 | Details |
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September 19, 2011 | cabinndawoods | Boone County, Missouri, United States | September 24, 2011 | Details |
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October 18, 2009 | Howell Curtis | Harrison County, Indiana, United States | September 21, 2011 | Details |
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September 13, 2011 | jawinget | Monroe County, Illinois, United States | September 16, 2011 | Details |
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August 19, 2011 | monstermoose | Henry County, Indiana, United States | August 27, 2011 | Details |
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March 19, 2011 | damselflies | Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States | August 25, 2011 | Details |
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July 30, 2011 | corey.husic | Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States | July 31, 2011 | Details |
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July 24, 2011 | Michux | Kent County, Delaware, United States | July 26, 2011 | Details |
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July 25, 2011 | Michux | Kent County, Delaware, United States | July 26, 2011 | Details |
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May 28, 2011 | Cheryl Jennings | McDowell County, West Virginia, United States | June 29, 2011 | Details |
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May 06, 2011 | rdhealy1951 | Hardin County, Kentucky, United States | June 24, 2011 | Details |
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June 19, 2011 | curtis.lehman (Rory Bower) | Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States | June 24, 2011 | Details |
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June 09, 2011 | dhsmall | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | June 11, 2011 | Details |
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June 02, 2011 | rogerdowner | Wayne County, Ohio, United States | June 11, 2011 | Details |
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May 30, 2011 | Stephen Kloiber | Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States | June 04, 2011 | Details |
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May 30, 2011 | Amanda Fulton | Medina County, Ohio, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details |
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May 30, 2011 | Amanda Fulton | Medina County, Ohio, United States | May 31, 2011 | Details |
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May 06, 2011 | ozcomomoths | Ozark County, Missouri, United States | May 16, 2011 | Details |
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September 21, 2010 | Moth-er Jean | Cocke County, Tennessee, United States | May 03, 2011 | Details |
| October 03, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Kimberly Lanphear) | Clark County, Washington, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 16, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard) | Ingham County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 25, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard) | Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 11, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard) | Jackson County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 10, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Applebaum, Doris) | Bay County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 11, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Applebaum, Doris) | Manistee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 12, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Applebaum, Doris) | Manistee County, Michigan, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
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April 20, 2011 | larrymcdaniel | Washington County, Tennessee, United States | April 29, 2011 | Details |
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June 13, 2010 | Opihi Man | Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States | April 18, 2011 | Details |
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May 08, 2006 | rdhealy1951 | Hart County, Kentucky, United States | April 18, 2011 | Details |
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April 29, 2010 | rdhealy1951 | Hardin County, Kentucky, United States | April 18, 2011 | Details |
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July 24, 2007 | rdhealy1951 | Hart County, Kentucky, United States | April 18, 2011 | Details |
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October 19, 2009 | rdhealy1951 | Hart County, Kentucky, United States | April 18, 2011 | Details |
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August 06, 2010 | vinstanton | Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States | April 03, 2011 | Details |
