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
Displaying 889 - 912 of 1498 verified sightings
Observation date: Dec 12, 2013
Submitted by: Grheavner
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 14, 2013
Observation date: Oct 20, 2013
Submitted by: stomlins701
Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Dec 01, 2013
Observation date: Aug 31, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 29, 2013
Observation date: Oct 19, 2013
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Don Tangren
Verified date: Nov 26, 2013
Observation date: Nov 21, 2013
Submitted by: Donna B
Region: Winnebago County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 22, 2013
Observation date: Oct 18, 2013
Submitted by: Bowbender
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 09, 2013
Observation date: Nov 09, 2013
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 09, 2013
Observation date: Nov 04, 2013
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 05, 2013
Observation date: Jun 27, 2013
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 29, 2013
Observation date: Oct 20, 2013
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 28, 2013
Observation date: Oct 26, 2013
Submitted by: Shelley Rutkin
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 27, 2013
Observation date: Oct 24, 2013
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 24, 2013
Observation date: Jul 14, 2013
Submitted by: Latenight
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 22, 2013
Observation date: Oct 15, 2013
Submitted by: JustinD
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 15, 2013
Observation date: Oct 07, 2013
Submitted by: Seeker453
Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: designandsound13
Verified date: Oct 14, 2013
Observation date: Oct 05, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 14, 2013
Observation date: Oct 11, 2013
Submitted by: Cherylee Black
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 11, 2013
Observation date: Sep 30, 2013
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 11, 2013
Observation date: Oct 08, 2013
Submitted by: kdegeiso
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 10, 2013
Observation date: Oct 08, 2013
Submitted by: Cherylee Black
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: Jim Edsall
Verified date: Oct 09, 2013
Observation date: Jul 21, 2013
Submitted by: Aviva82
Region: Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: Oct 08, 2013
Observation date: May 15, 2013
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: Oct 07, 2013
Observation date: Oct 05, 2013
Submitted by: VidyaVenkat
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 06, 2013
Observation date: Oct 06, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 06, 2013
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