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 06, 2017
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 10, 2017
Observation date: Jun 09, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 09, 2017
Observation date: May 28, 2017
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 02, 2017
Observation date: Dec 25, 2015
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 29, 2017
Observation date: Nov 05, 2014
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 29, 2017
Observation date: Jul 15, 2014
Submitted by: Bennet
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 29, 2017
Observation date: May 28, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 28, 2017
Observation date: May 24, 2017
Submitted by: Paul Cooper
Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 26, 2017
Observation date: May 16, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 20, 2017
Observation date: Aug 02, 2016
Submitted by: Joe Saunders
Region: Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 19, 2017
Observation date: Oct 27, 2016
Submitted by: SuperTiger
Region: Oconee County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 16, 2017
Observation date: Apr 20, 2017
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 27, 2017
Observation date: Apr 17, 2017
Submitted by: Marvin Smith
Region: Searcy County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 24, 2017
Observation date: Apr 08, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 10, 2017
Observation date: Mar 25, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 30, 2017
Observation date: Dec 06, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 23, 2017
Observation date: Oct 25, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 23, 2017
Observation date: Nov 05, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 23, 2017
Observation date: Aug 06, 2015
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 16, 2017
Observation date: Aug 14, 2009
Submitted by: ribitzki49
Region: Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Feb 12, 2017
Observation date: Oct 11, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 09, 2017
Observation date: Oct 08, 2016
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Feb 09, 2017
Observation date: Sep 14, 2013
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Feb 05, 2017
Observation date: Oct 22, 2014
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jan 20, 2017
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