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: Oct 06, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 06, 2013
Observation date: Sep 28, 2013
Submitted by: T.A.J.
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2013
Observation date: Oct 04, 2013
Submitted by: akdd3173
Region: Owen County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2013
Observation date: Oct 02, 2013
Submitted by: Intrinsic3141
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Oct 04, 2013
Observation date: Sep 21, 2013
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 04, 2013
Observation date: Oct 02, 2013
Submitted by: treichard
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 03, 2013
Observation date: Sep 30, 2013
Submitted by: kathylbell1
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 01, 2013
Observation date: Oct 01, 2013
Submitted by: Axarus
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2013
Observation date: Sep 22, 2011
Submitted by: travis.cable
Region: Davis County, Utah, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller
Verified date: Oct 01, 2013
Observation date: Oct 01, 2013
Submitted by: Axarus
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 01, 2013
Observation date: Sep 29, 2013
Submitted by: UrsulaV
Region: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2013
Observation date: Sep 15, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 28, 2013
Observation date: Jul 08, 2013
Submitted by: matthias.smith@...
Region: Chemung County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: Sep 27, 2013
Observation date: Sep 26, 2013
Submitted by: juliereid
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 26, 2013
Observation date: Jul 31, 2013
Submitted by: Bowbender
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: MidnightFlight
Verified date: Sep 25, 2013
Observation date: Sep 24, 2013
Submitted by: aholt93610
Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 24, 2013
Observation date: Sep 24, 2013
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 24, 2013
Observation date: Sep 22, 2013
Submitted by: Janet Tubb
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Sep 22, 2013
Observation date: Sep 19, 2013
Submitted by: mathgeek
Region: Jackson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 19, 2013
Observation date: Sep 14, 2013
Submitted by: Dave Fairall
Region: Grayson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 16, 2013
Observation date: Jul 02, 2013
Submitted by: AngelaCoco
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2013
Observation date: Sep 14, 2013
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 14, 2013
Observation date: Sep 13, 2013
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 13, 2013
Observation date: Sep 10, 2013
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 11, 2013
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