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
Life History:
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Caterpillar Hosts: Asters, birches, clover, corn, elms, maples, and sunflowers.
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Observation date: Jun 09, 2021
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 13, 2021
Observation date: Jun 11, 2021
Submitted by: alaimins
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2021
Observation date: Jun 07, 2021
Submitted by: ecrisfield
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 08, 2021
Observation date: May 22, 2021
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: May 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: lrlebron
Region: Madison County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: May 25, 2021
Observation date: May 16, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 19, 2021
Observation date: May 08, 2021
Submitted by: Kitten5353
Region: Hudson County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 09, 2021
Observation date: Jan 03, 2020
Submitted by: hecate6
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2021
Observation date: Apr 11, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 12, 2021
Observation date: Apr 07, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 09, 2021
Observation date: Apr 08, 2021
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 08, 2021
Observation date: Apr 18, 2013
Submitted by: phoenixxavierre
Region: Grant County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Mar 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 02, 2016
Submitted by: Jean-Serge
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 18, 2021
Observation date: Mar 14, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 16, 2021
Observation date: Mar 15, 2021
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 15, 2021
Observation date: Oct 15, 2013
Submitted by: wpr.wheeler
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 09, 2021
Observation date: Mar 30, 2020
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
Observation date: Sep 15, 2019
Submitted by: gbw
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 15, 2021
Observation date: Sep 08, 2017
Submitted by: ThairBear
Region: Cache County, Utah, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 09, 2021
Observation date: Sep 21, 2015
Submitted by: raggedyroad
Region: Davis County, Utah, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
Observation date: Jun 09, 2009
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
Observation date: Sep 29, 2018
Submitted by: McNicDavid
Region: Cache County, Utah, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 31, 2018
Submitted by: Marquy275
Region: Macomb County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 04, 2021
Observation date: Jun 20, 2019
Submitted by: Mozez101
Region: Utah County, Utah, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 02, 2021
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