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: Aug 01, 2016
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 05, 2016
Observation date: Jul 23, 2016
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 26, 2016
Observation date: Jun 26, 2016
Submitted by: mikeakresh
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2016
Observation date: Jun 11, 2015
Submitted by: iangardner
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2016
Observation date: Jul 15, 2016
Submitted by: Aboover
Region: Knox County, Maine, United States
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Verified date: Jul 18, 2016
Observation date: Jun 11, 2016
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 10, 2016
Observation date: Jun 09, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 23, 2016
Observation date: Jun 07, 2016
Submitted by: trinectes
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 08, 2016
Observation date: Jun 02, 2016
Submitted by: Carol Thornton-...
Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 03, 2016
Observation date: May 18, 2016
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 29, 2016
Observation date: May 02, 2016
Submitted by: Sue Orlowski
Region: Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 19, 2016
Observation date: Apr 27, 2016
Submitted by: Mary Franceline...
Region: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 02, 2016
Observation date: Apr 19, 2016
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Apr 28, 2016
Observation date: Apr 24, 2016
Submitted by: K. S. Veitch
Region: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 25, 2016
Observation date: Sep 10, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 21, 2016
Observation date: Mar 09, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 09, 2016
Observation date: Feb 27, 2016
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 01, 2016
Observation date: Jun 21, 2014
Submitted by: Sharon Watson
Region: Traill County, North Dakota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 01, 2016
Observation date: Jan 07, 2016
Submitted by: Gem2009
Region: Illinois, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Feb 25, 2016
Observation date: Sep 06, 2015
Submitted by: SkrentnyJeff
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 13, 2016
Observation date: Oct 07, 2015
Submitted by: SkrentnyJeff
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 13, 2016
Observation date: Jan 26, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Clarissa Lehman)
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 26, 2016
Observation date: Jun 19, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 25, 2016
Observation date: Jul 02, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: AllenRatz
Verified date: Jan 09, 2016
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