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 28, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 29, 2014
Observation date: May 25, 2014
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 28, 2014
Observation date: May 22, 2014
Submitted by: Stuart Marcus
Region: Texas, Liberty County, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 27, 2014
Observation date: May 06, 2014
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 22, 2014
Observation date: May 14, 2014
Submitted by: Cricket12
Region: Pickaway County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 16, 2014
Observation date: May 09, 2014
Submitted by: UrsulaV
Region: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 10, 2014
Observation date: May 08, 2014
Submitted by: juliereid
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 08, 2014
Observation date: Jun 16, 2012
Submitted by: Alainala
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 28, 2014
Observation date: Apr 26, 2014
Submitted by: rbuist
Region: Manitoba, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 28, 2014
Observation date: Apr 26, 2014
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 28, 2014
Observation date: Apr 25, 2014
Submitted by: juliereid
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 25, 2014
Observation date: Mar 10, 2014
Submitted by: Saw it
Region: Erie County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Mar 14, 2014
Observation date: Jun 11, 2013
Submitted by: cyric
Region: Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: Ryan St Laurent
Verified date: Feb 25, 2014
Observation date: Oct 25, 2013
Submitted by: schmev24
Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 24, 2014
Observation date: Feb 18, 2014
Submitted by: mathgeek
Region: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: azukoff
Verified date: Feb 22, 2014
Observation date: Jun 28, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Stephen Kloiber)
Region: Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 17, 2014
Observation date: Mar 02, 2013
Submitted by: maria leblanc
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 12, 2014
Observation date: Aug 31, 2013
Submitted by: jen-tomkinson
Region: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 11, 2014
Observation date: Jun 25, 2013
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 11, 2014
Observation date: Aug 03, 2013
Submitted by: Bushytail3
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 05, 2014
Observation date: Jun 20, 2013
Submitted by: soluslupus13
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 20, 2014
Observation date: Jul 30, 2013
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 13, 2014
Observation date: Oct 18, 2013
Submitted by: cobal2913
Region: Franklin County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: designandsound13
Verified date: Jan 01, 2014
Observation date: Oct 27, 2013
Submitted by: Jerry Friedman
Region: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Dec 27, 2013
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