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: Jun 30, 2014
Submitted by: Stu Adams
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2014
Observation date: Aug 23, 2014
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 02, 2014
Observation date: Oct 14, 2012
Submitted by: franpope
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: richardhsmith
Verified date: Aug 02, 2014
Observation date: Jul 29, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Jul 29, 2014
Observation date: Jul 07, 2014
Submitted by: kevtechno
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Jul 28, 2014
Observation date: Oct 25, 2013
Submitted by: adamschaffer
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 26, 2014
Observation date: Jul 14, 2014
Submitted by: Minccino27
Region: De Soto County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 25, 2014
Observation date: Jul 20, 2014
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 22, 2014
Observation date: Jul 12, 2014
Submitted by: jim.odonater
Region: Clackamas County, Oregon, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Jul 20, 2014
Observation date: Jun 17, 2014
Submitted by: ShawnLane
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2014
Observation date: Jul 11, 2014
Submitted by: Bushytail3
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 14, 2014
Observation date: Jun 24, 2014
Submitted by: juliereid
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 07, 2014
Observation date: Jul 04, 2014
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2014
Observation date: May 12, 2014
Submitted by: JHCarpenter
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Jul 04, 2014
Observation date: Jun 30, 2014
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 01, 2014
Observation date: Jun 26, 2014
Submitted by: Aboover
Region: Knox County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Aboover
Verified date: Jul 01, 2014
Observation date: Jun 12, 2014
Submitted by: Prairie Wetland...
Region: Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 25, 2014
Observation date: Jun 14, 2014
Submitted by: Bushytail3
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 19, 2014
Observation date: May 25, 2014
Submitted by: mdolomieu1
Region: Franklin County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 13, 2014
Observation date: May 16, 2014
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Calvert County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2014
Observation date: May 28, 2014
Submitted by: ieshiajcarver
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2014
Observation date: May 31, 2014
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2014
Observation date: Jun 03, 2014
Submitted by: Melissafischer
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 04, 2014
Observation date: Jun 02, 2014
Submitted by: jennifereh
Region: Grundy County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 03, 2014
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