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: Jun 16, 1997
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 25, 2013
Observation date: Jul 14, 2000
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 25, 2013
Observation date: Aug 15, 2004
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 25, 2013
Observation date: Apr 26, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Feb 21, 2013
Observation date: Apr 24, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Feb 21, 2013
Observation date: Apr 25, 2012
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Feb 21, 2013
Observation date: Jun 22, 2012
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 18, 2013
Observation date: Sep 01, 2011
Submitted by: KarenL
Region: Bedford County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Don Tangren
Verified date: Feb 07, 2013
Observation date: Oct 31, 2004
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 24, 2013
Observation date: Jul 19, 2010
Submitted by: Jeff Trahan
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rickypatterson
Verified date: Jan 21, 2013
Observation date: Dec 06, 2012
Submitted by: mlsinhdg
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 06, 2012
Observation date: Jun 10, 2012
Submitted by: K and G Campbell (Karen and Gary Campbell)
Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 24, 2012
Observation date: Nov 18, 2012
Submitted by: Matt ODonnell
Region: Clarke County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 19, 2012
Observation date: Apr 15, 2012
Submitted by: EileenK
Region: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 14, 2012
Observation date: Jan 26, 2012
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 08, 2012
Observation date: Oct 10, 2012
Submitted by: Terry W. Johnson
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 02, 2012
Observation date: Oct 23, 2012
Submitted by: LucyGirl
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 23, 2012
Observation date: Oct 13, 2012
Submitted by: AngelaCoco
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 21, 2012
Observation date: Oct 08, 2012
Submitted by: AngelaCoco
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 11, 2012
Observation date: Sep 09, 2012
Submitted by: ncook
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Oct 06, 2012
Observation date: Sep 29, 2012
Submitted by: Matt ODonnell
Region: Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 30, 2012
Observation date: Sep 30, 2012
Submitted by: AngelaCoco
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 30, 2012
Observation date: Sep 30, 2012
Submitted by: AngelaCoco
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 30, 2012
Observation date: Sep 25, 2012
Submitted by: AngelaCoco
Region: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 25, 2012
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