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: Jul 04, 2020
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Callaway County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jul 11, 2020
Observation date: Jul 08, 2020
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
Observation date: May 27, 2020
Submitted by: nightjarring
Region: Dickinson County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 06, 2020
Observation date: Jul 03, 2020
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2019
Submitted by: nightjarring
Region: Dickinson County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 30, 2020
Observation date: Jun 28, 2020
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 30, 2020
Observation date: Jun 22, 2019
Submitted by: donker254
Region: Fall River County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jun 29, 2020
Observation date: Jun 17, 2020
Submitted by: Benjamin Miller
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 21, 2020
Observation date: Jun 20, 2020
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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Verified date: Jun 20, 2020
Observation date: Jun 19, 2020
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 20, 2020
Observation date: Jun 07, 2020
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 12, 2020
Observation date: May 26, 2020
Submitted by: JTSantangelo
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 27, 2020
Observation date: Sep 11, 2019
Submitted by: Eric Wood
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 27, 2020
Observation date: May 16, 2020
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 19, 2020
Observation date: May 17, 2020
Submitted by: winseck
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 18, 2020
Observation date: Apr 28, 2020
Submitted by: Brenda J.
Region: McCracken County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 01, 2020
Observation date: Sep 15, 2019
Submitted by: Todd Fischer
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
Observation date: Mar 14, 2020
Submitted by: Todd Fischer
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: Roshan 2010
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Jul 24, 2019
Submitted by: Roshan 2010
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: May 26, 2019
Submitted by: James Fox
Region: Virginia, Warren County, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Apr 08, 2020
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Lewis County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 15, 2020
Observation date: Apr 11, 2020
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Lewis County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 15, 2020
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Racine County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Apr 12, 2020
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