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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Apr 02, 2020
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 02, 2020
Observation date: Apr 01, 2020
Submitted by: ALWYZBZ1
Region: Scott County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Apr 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 27, 2020
Observation date: Apr 09, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 26, 2020
Observation date: Mar 14, 2020
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 17, 2020
Observation date: Jun 28, 2019
Submitted by: Gay_Air_Conditioner
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2020
Observation date: Oct 21, 2018
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2020
Observation date: Mar 17, 2019
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2020
Observation date: May 10, 2019
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2020
Observation date: Sep 15, 2019
Submitted by: L Reid
Region: Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2020
Observation date: Sep 24, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2020
Observation date: Sep 28, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2020
Observation date: Oct 08, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2020
Observation date: Oct 08, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2020
Observation date: Oct 18, 2019
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 03, 2020
Observation date: Feb 14, 2020
Submitted by: TomObrock
Region: Lee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 15, 2020
Observation date: Dec 27, 2019
Submitted by: Deaner414
Region: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 15, 2020
Observation date: Oct 10, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Apr 06, 2019
Submitted by: rob77897@gmail.com
Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 09, 2020
Observation date: Jun 26, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 03, 2020
Observation date: Oct 13, 2019
Submitted by: Tom Dudones
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Feb 01, 2020
Observation date: Jan 26, 2020
Submitted by: Iggy
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 27, 2020
Observation date: Jan 25, 2020
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jan 26, 2020
Observation date: Sep 27, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 15, 2020
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