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 21, 2017
Submitted by: janolson
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 25, 2017
Observation date: Oct 18, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 25, 2017
Observation date: Oct 18, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 25, 2017
Observation date: Oct 30, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 25, 2017
Observation date: Sep 23, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 23, 2017
Observation date: Sep 03, 2017
Submitted by: Kzfisherman
Region: McHenry County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 22, 2017
Observation date: Oct 14, 2017
Submitted by: LivObs
Region: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 30, 2017
Observation date: Sep 10, 2017
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 30, 2017
Observation date: Sep 13, 2016
Submitted by: Wolffoot
Region: Brown County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 30, 2017
Observation date: Oct 06, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 26, 2017
Observation date: Oct 22, 2017
Submitted by: Sarah Carefoot
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 26, 2017
Observation date: Oct 15, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 26, 2017
Observation date: Oct 18, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 26, 2017
Observation date: Oct 21, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 26, 2017
Observation date: Oct 18, 2017
Submitted by: kking216
Region: Hall County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: kking216
Verified date: Oct 24, 2017
Observation date: Oct 15, 2017
Submitted by: Hesterj86
Region: Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: kking216
Verified date: Oct 24, 2017
Observation date: Oct 15, 2017
Submitted by: dfanslow
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 22, 2017
Observation date: Oct 19, 2017
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Oct 21, 2017
Observation date: Oct 17, 2017
Submitted by: EmilyHooper
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 18, 2017
Observation date: Oct 11, 2017
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 18, 2017
Observation date: Oct 06, 2017
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 15, 2017
Observation date: Oct 14, 2017
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Oct 15, 2017
Observation date: Oct 13, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 14, 2017
Observation date: Oct 13, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 14, 2017
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