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: Jul 27, 2015
Submitted by: carleypasq
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 15, 2015
Observation date: May 22, 2015
Submitted by: t_hackler
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 05, 2015
Observation date: Jul 29, 2015
Submitted by: strixv
Region: Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 30, 2015
Observation date: Jul 19, 2015
Submitted by: billmiky
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: lisald100
Verified date: Jul 29, 2015
Observation date: Jul 18, 2015
Submitted by: mdolomieu1
Region: Webster County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Jul 25, 2015
Observation date: Jul 25, 2015
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 25, 2015
Observation date: Jul 20, 2015
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 20, 2015
Observation date: May 08, 2015
Submitted by: Niayre
Region: DeKalb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 16, 2015
Observation date: Jun 16, 2015
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Schoharie County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Jul 14, 2015
Observation date: Jul 05, 2015
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 07, 2015
Observation date: May 13, 2013
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: Jul 02, 2015
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: Jun 30, 2015
Submitted by: Sandra Pertica
Region: Virginia, Warren County, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: Jul 03, 2015
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2015
Observation date: May 10, 2015
Submitted by: Happyhealy
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 04, 2015
Observation date: Jun 27, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 27, 2015
Observation date: Jun 05, 2015
Submitted by: Sheryl Johnson
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 22, 2015
Observation date: May 20, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 21, 2015
Observation date: May 24, 2014
Submitted by: froghavenfarm
Region: Lee County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2015
Observation date: Jun 05, 2015
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 15, 2015
Observation date: Jun 13, 2015
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 15, 2015
Observation date: Jun 14, 2015
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 14, 2015
Observation date: Jun 02, 2015
Submitted by: Carol Thornton-...
Region: Orange County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 13, 2015
Observation date: Jun 05, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 08, 2015
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