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: Oct 18, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 28, 2025
Observation date: Oct 25, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Nov 28, 2025
Observation date: Oct 29, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Warren County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Nov 28, 2025
Observation date: Oct 16, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Ulster County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 28, 2025
Observation date: Nov 05, 2025
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 06, 2025
Observation date: Oct 21, 2025
Submitted by: Blue Swallowtail
Region: Hall County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Nov 03, 2025
Observation date: Oct 23, 2025
Submitted by: Nilesh Shah
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 26, 2025
Observation date: Oct 26, 2025
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 26, 2025
Observation date: Oct 20, 2025
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 25, 2025
Observation date: Oct 23, 2025
Submitted by: offgridgirl
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 24, 2025
Observation date: Sep 30, 2025
Submitted by: saturniidluvr
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 22, 2025
Observation date: Feb 11, 2018
Submitted by: Craigdu
Region: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 20, 2025
Observation date: Oct 09, 2025
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 12, 2025
Observation date: Oct 10, 2025
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 12, 2025
Observation date: Sep 27, 2025
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 11, 2025
Observation date: Aug 08, 2025
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Sep 27, 2025
Observation date: Sep 21, 2025
Submitted by: Belinda Knoblock
Region: Putnam County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 26, 2025
Observation date: Sep 16, 2025
Submitted by: Malor Mothspark
Region: Madison County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 16, 2025
Observation date: Jun 12, 2024
Submitted by: Michele Pollock
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2025
Observation date: Aug 27, 2025
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 28, 2025
Observation date: Aug 24, 2025
Submitted by: getherington
Region: Putnam County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 24, 2025
Observation date: Jun 16, 2025
Submitted by: actuallyamagpie
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 21, 2025
Observation date: Aug 17, 2025
Submitted by: Kimberly Miner
Region: Androscoggin County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Aug 19, 2025
Observation date: Jun 21, 2025
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 05, 2025
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