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: May 25, 2015
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 27, 2015
Observation date: Apr 28, 2015
Submitted by: Janet Tubb
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 19, 2015
Observation date: May 09, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 17, 2015
Observation date: May 08, 2015
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: May 09, 2015
Observation date: Jun 09, 2012
Submitted by: LinCepek
Region: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 06, 2015
Observation date: Apr 02, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 23, 2015
Observation date: Apr 18, 2015
Submitted by: Chris Blomme
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2015
Observation date: Sep 30, 2014
Submitted by: PianoKitten
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: bradensing
Verified date: Apr 12, 2015
Observation date: Mar 24, 2015
Submitted by: juliereid
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 28, 2015
Observation date: May 30, 2014
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 26, 2015
Observation date: Jun 30, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (David Wright)
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 15, 2015
Observation date: Mar 10, 2015
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 13, 2015
Observation date: Apr 08, 2012
Submitted by: haczech
Region: Jackson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 09, 2015
Observation date: Oct 16, 2014
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Coweta County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 04, 2015
Observation date: Oct 21, 2012
Submitted by: strixv
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 19, 2015
Observation date: May 05, 2010
Submitted by: Audrey R Hoff
Region: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Feb 09, 2015
Observation date: Jun 16, 2014
Submitted by: reutere
Region: Delaware County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Feb 02, 2015
Observation date: Jun 16, 2014
Submitted by: reutere
Region: Delaware County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Feb 02, 2015
Observation date: Sep 09, 2014
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Schoharie County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Jan 30, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 27, 2015
Observation date: Sep 04, 2014
Submitted by: Jarchibold
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: reutere
Verified date: Jan 26, 2015
Observation date: Jun 15, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 24, 2015
Observation date: Jun 21, 2014
Submitted by: Blocky
Region: Washington (Block Island) County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: TeaKH
Verified date: Jan 20, 2015
Observation date: Jun 10, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 20, 2015
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