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: Aug 28, 2013
Submitted by: Sheryl Johnson
Region: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 10, 2013
Observation date: Sep 23, 2012
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 09, 2013
Observation date: Sep 01, 2013
Submitted by: marquy
Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Sep 05, 2013
Observation date: Aug 27, 2013
Submitted by: magnunc
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2013
Observation date: Aug 30, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Brown
Region: Greene County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 02, 2013
Observation date: Aug 31, 2013
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: Sep 02, 2013
Observation date: Aug 27, 2013
Submitted by: digginflowers
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2013
Observation date: Aug 25, 2013
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 27, 2013
Observation date: Aug 10, 2013
Submitted by: BarryMarsh
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 26, 2013
Observation date: Aug 17, 2013
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 24, 2013
Observation date: Aug 17, 2013
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 24, 2013
Observation date: Aug 16, 2013
Submitted by: K Stilwell
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 20, 2013
Observation date: Aug 01, 2010
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Campbell County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Don Tangren
Verified date: Aug 18, 2013
Observation date: Aug 17, 2013
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2013
Observation date: Aug 10, 2013
Submitted by: schmev24
Region: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 16, 2013
Observation date: Aug 11, 2013
Submitted by: Shelley Rutkin
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 12, 2013
Observation date: Jul 11, 2013
Submitted by: jratkins79
Region: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 09, 2013
Observation date: May 29, 2013
Submitted by: Nancy Weiss
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2013
Observation date: Jun 29, 2013
Submitted by: Amy Langman
Region: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 24, 2013
Observation date: Jun 26, 2013
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Oswego County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: Jul 22, 2013
Observation date: Jul 04, 2013
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Florence County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 19, 2013
Observation date: Apr 03, 2013
Submitted by: Cathleen Sorkin
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: Jul 12, 2013
Observation date: Jul 11, 2013
Submitted by: joeverica
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2013
Observation date: Jul 08, 2013
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Jul 11, 2013
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