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
Displaying 457 - 480 of 1498 verified sightings
Observation date: Dec 21, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 31, 2018
Observation date: Jun 19, 2018
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Big Horn County, Montana, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 21, 2018
Observation date: Dec 21, 2018
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 21, 2018
Observation date: Oct 06, 2018
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 10, 2018
Submitted by: gbw
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 20, 2018
Observation date: Dec 15, 2018
Submitted by: Cheri Pierce
Region: Lake County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 18, 2018
Observation date: Dec 14, 2018
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Dec 17, 2018
Observation date: May 21, 2018
Submitted by: Slugbait
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 16, 2018
Observation date: Sep 29, 2017
Submitted by: atlnature
Region: Haywood County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 13, 2018
Observation date: Aug 15, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 07, 2018
Observation date: Jul 01, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 01, 2018
Observation date: Jul 01, 2018
Submitted by: Slugbait
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 25, 2018
Observation date: Oct 17, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 16, 2018
Observation date: Oct 28, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 16, 2018
Observation date: Oct 20, 2018
Submitted by: JameGumb
Region: Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 15, 2018
Observation date: Nov 12, 2018
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 15, 2018
Observation date: Nov 05, 2018
Submitted by: fflores9329
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 09, 2018
Observation date: Oct 30, 2018
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 06, 2018
Observation date: Oct 04, 2018
Submitted by: Lynn Cremona
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 02, 2018
Observation date: Sep 19, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 31, 2018
Observation date: Oct 30, 2018
Submitted by: mslnlove32
Region: Franklin County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 30, 2018
Observation date: Oct 09, 2018
Submitted by: AliWi
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 24, 2018
Observation date: Oct 23, 2018
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tioga County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 24, 2018
Observation date: Oct 19, 2018
Submitted by: juliereid
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 19, 2018
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