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 15, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Jerry McWilliams)
Region: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 19, 2015
Observation date: Jun 14, 2015
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Park County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 08, 2015
Observation date: Oct 19, 2015
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Dec 08, 2015
Observation date: Dec 05, 2015
Submitted by: Cherylee Black
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Dec 07, 2015
Observation date: Jul 05, 2015
Submitted by: Butterfly Ridge
Region: Hocking County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 05, 2015
Observation date: Nov 29, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Matthew Rodriguez)
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 01, 2015
Observation date: Nov 13, 2015
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Nov 22, 2015
Observation date: Aug 08, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 22, 2015
Observation date: Oct 29, 2015
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Nov 07, 2015
Observation date: Jun 08, 2015
Submitted by: Katherine Halley
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Oct 29, 2015
Observation date: Oct 25, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 28, 2015
Observation date: Oct 28, 2015
Submitted by: Rojas11
Region: Onslow County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 28, 2015
Observation date: Oct 20, 2015
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 23, 2015
Observation date: Oct 10, 2015
Submitted by: Zane loomymr.c
Region: Jasper County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Oct 23, 2015
Observation date: Oct 10, 2015
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 23, 2015
Observation date: Aug 30, 2015
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Madison County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 21, 2015
Observation date: Oct 12, 2015
Submitted by: Nancee Cobb
Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 19, 2015
Observation date: Jul 14, 2015
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 11, 2015
Observation date: Sep 28, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 07, 2015
Observation date: Sep 24, 2015
Submitted by: K. S. Veitch
Region: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 26, 2015
Observation date: Sep 17, 2015
Submitted by: pabirdermoore
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 19, 2015
Observation date: Aug 04, 2015
Submitted by: Dave Wendelken
Region: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2015
Observation date: Aug 22, 2014
Submitted by: wildreturn
Region: Lincoln County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Sep 09, 2015
Observation date: Aug 06, 2015
Submitted by: TCat7187
Region: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 16, 2015
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