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 961 - 984 of 1498 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 03, 2013
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jul 10, 2013
Observation date: Jul 05, 2013
Submitted by: Aboover
Region: Knox County, Maine, United States
Verified by: anthony.thomas
Verified date: Jul 09, 2013
Observation date: Jun 29, 2013
Submitted by: stonehollow
Region: Wright County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 07, 2013
Observation date: Jul 01, 2013
Submitted by: AngelaCoco
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2013
Observation date: Jul 01, 2013
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2013
Observation date: Apr 13, 2012
Submitted by: Cherylee Black
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jul 05, 2013
Observation date: Jun 15, 2013
Submitted by: davmcnaugh
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 30, 2013
Observation date: May 18, 2013
Submitted by: HClenin
Region: Lafayette County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Jun 30, 2013
Observation date: Jun 22, 2012
Submitted by: Lula Field
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 28, 2013
Observation date: Jun 08, 2013
Submitted by: davmcnaugh
Region: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 24, 2013
Observation date: Jun 21, 2012
Submitted by: jeremy_martin@m...
Region: Allegany County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: Jun 23, 2013
Observation date: Jun 15, 2013
Submitted by: AngelaCoco
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 17, 2013
Observation date: Mar 17, 2013
Submitted by: rseidler
Region: Amite County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Jun 15, 2013
Observation date: Nov 04, 2012
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 07, 2013
Observation date: May 07, 2013
Submitted by: flutterflies
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Jun 03, 2013
Observation date: May 31, 2013
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 31, 2013
Observation date: May 22, 2013
Submitted by: pulsestar
Region: Clark County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 30, 2013
Observation date: May 15, 2013
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 29, 2013
Observation date: May 19, 2013
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Don Tangren
Verified date: May 29, 2013
Observation date: Apr 28, 2013
Submitted by: Janet Tubb
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Apr 28, 2013
Observation date: Apr 14, 2013
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 24, 2013
Observation date: Jul 02, 2008
Submitted by: Lula Field
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 04, 2013
Observation date: Jun 11, 2012
Submitted by: Lula Field
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 04, 2013
Observation date: Sep 13, 2012
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Camden County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 26, 2013
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