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: May 24, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 28, 2018
Observation date: May 15, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 18, 2018
Observation date: Apr 14, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 17, 2018
Observation date: Apr 14, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 17, 2018
Observation date: May 03, 2018
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: May 13, 2018
Observation date: Apr 30, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 11, 2018
Observation date: May 09, 2018
Submitted by: juliatailss
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: May 10, 2018
Observation date: Oct 22, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 03, 2018
Observation date: Apr 13, 2018
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 16, 2018
Observation date: Oct 13, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 08, 2018
Observation date: Oct 13, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 08, 2018
Observation date: Oct 13, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 08, 2018
Observation date: Sep 19, 2017
Submitted by: gbw
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 31, 2018
Observation date: Oct 09, 2011
Submitted by: Mark Plessner
Region: Lucas County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 29, 2018
Observation date: May 27, 2017
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 03, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2017
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 08, 2018
Observation date: Oct 07, 2017
Submitted by: A_baldini
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: Dec 18, 2017
Observation date: Nov 17, 2017
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Dec 02, 2017
Observation date: Sep 25, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 30, 2017
Observation date: Oct 06, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 30, 2017
Observation date: Oct 07, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 30, 2017
Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 30, 2017
Observation date: Sep 23, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 30, 2017
Observation date: Nov 24, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 29, 2017
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