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: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 29, 2019
Observation date: Jun 28, 2019
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jun 29, 2019
Observation date: Jun 27, 2019
Submitted by: Tchaika
Region: Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 28, 2019
Observation date: Jun 23, 2019
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 24, 2019
Observation date: May 23, 2019
Submitted by: pachips
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 17, 2019
Observation date: Apr 24, 2019
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 13, 2019
Observation date: Jun 10, 2019
Submitted by: woody meristem
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 12, 2019
Observation date: Jun 06, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Vass
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 07, 2019
Observation date: Jun 02, 2019
Submitted by: Alexandra Ratay
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 04, 2019
Observation date: May 21, 2019
Submitted by: SJAlbaugh75
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 22, 2019
Observation date: May 20, 2019
Submitted by: Amanda Dorton
Region: Buchanan County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 21, 2019
Observation date: May 19, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 19, 2019
Observation date: Apr 22, 2019
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 25, 2019
Observation date: Apr 13, 2019
Submitted by: LadyMothra
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 13, 2019
Observation date: Apr 06, 2019
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Apr 07, 2019
Observation date: Mar 30, 2019
Submitted by: geocachelinda
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 30, 2019
Observation date: Mar 20, 2019
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 21, 2019
Observation date: Feb 04, 2019
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 18, 2019
Observation date: Mar 12, 2019
Submitted by: Bill Uttenweiler
Region: Brevard County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 13, 2019
Observation date: Mar 08, 2019
Submitted by: Vince Moxon
Region: Will County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2019
Observation date: Jun 21, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 27, 2019
Observation date: Oct 27, 2017
Submitted by: lissum
Region: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 30, 2019
Observation date: Jun 09, 2018
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 24, 2019
Observation date: Jan 05, 2019
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2019
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