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
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Caterpillar Hosts: Asters, birches, clover, corn, elms, maples, and sunflowers.
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Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: Jeanne9953
Region: Bronx County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 17, 2017
Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 16, 2017
Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 16, 2017
Observation date: Sep 16, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 16, 2017
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Sep 16, 2017
Observation date: Sep 14, 2017
Submitted by: NatashaG
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 14, 2017
Observation date: Sep 13, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2017
Observation date: Sep 12, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2017
Observation date: Sep 10, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2017
Observation date: Sep 10, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2017
Observation date: Sep 07, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2017
Observation date: Sep 07, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 13, 2017
Observation date: Sep 11, 2017
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 12, 2017
Observation date: Sep 03, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 04, 2017
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2017
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2017
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2017
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2017
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2017
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2017
Observation date: Aug 24, 2017
Submitted by: pabirdermoore
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2017
Observation date: Aug 11, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2017
Observation date: Aug 10, 2017
Submitted by: JimPurvis
Region: Tipton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 27, 2017
Observation date: Aug 23, 2017
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 24, 2017
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