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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Observation date: Oct 12, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 14, 2017
Observation date: Oct 11, 2017
Submitted by: Darrin Frye
Region: Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 13, 2017
Observation date: Oct 09, 2017
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 13, 2017
Observation date: Oct 10, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 10, 2017
Observation date: Oct 10, 2017
Submitted by: trpenn
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 10, 2017
Observation date: Oct 09, 2017
Submitted by: crlnm815
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2017
Observation date: Oct 09, 2017
Submitted by: brainerd
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 09, 2017
Observation date: Oct 07, 2017
Submitted by: RudhiraKaama
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2017
Observation date: Oct 08, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2017
Observation date: Sep 29, 2017
Submitted by: nletson
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 08, 2017
Observation date: Oct 07, 2017
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 08, 2017
Observation date: Oct 06, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 07, 2017
Observation date: Oct 04, 2017
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Cortland County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 04, 2017
Observation date: Oct 03, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 03, 2017
Observation date: Oct 01, 2017
Submitted by: monikawood
Region: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 02, 2017
Observation date: Aug 20, 2017
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Oct 02, 2017
Observation date: Oct 01, 2017
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 01, 2017
Observation date: Oct 01, 2017
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 01, 2017
Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 27, 2017
Observation date: Sep 25, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 25, 2017
Observation date: Sep 24, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 24, 2017
Observation date: Sep 22, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 23, 2017
Observation date: Sep 20, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 21, 2017
Observation date: Sep 17, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 18, 2017
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