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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Mar 08, 2025
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2025
Observation date: Oct 20, 2024
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2025
Observation date: Oct 15, 2024
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2025
Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2025
Observation date: Nov 21, 2021
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2025
Observation date: Oct 28, 2021
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2025
Observation date: Oct 23, 2020
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Union County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2025
Observation date: Oct 09, 2022
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Ulster County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 11, 2025
Observation date: Oct 08, 2020
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Ulster County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 11, 2025
Observation date: Oct 23, 2023
Submitted by: Daniel Morton
Region: Ulster County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 08, 2025
Observation date: Jun 29, 2025
Submitted by: rmery
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 04, 2025
Observation date: Sep 10, 2024
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 04, 2025
Observation date: Jun 30, 2025
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 01, 2025
Observation date: Jun 17, 2025
Submitted by: fiona7kelly7
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 29, 2025
Observation date: Jun 19, 2025
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 19, 2025
Observation date: Mar 05, 2024
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 30, 2025
Observation date: Mar 24, 2024
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 30, 2025
Observation date: May 26, 2025
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 29, 2025
Observation date: Apr 26, 2025
Submitted by: ReelBigSquidge
Region: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 03, 2025
Observation date: Apr 30, 2025
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 01, 2025
Observation date: Apr 18, 2025
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 19, 2025
Observation date: Apr 03, 2025
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 03, 2025
Observation date: Feb 26, 2025
Submitted by: Erensaces
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Mar 02, 2025
Observation date: Jul 16, 2024
Submitted by: jofritz
Region: Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 17, 2025
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