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 1033 - 1056 of 1497 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 02, 2012
Submitted by: LauraMaskell
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2012
Observation date: May 29, 2012
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Rory Bower)
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 02, 2012
Observation date: Dec 25, 2011
Submitted by: carlsonjess
Region: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 22, 2012
Observation date: Mar 14, 2012
Submitted by: carlsonjess
Region: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 22, 2012
Observation date: May 13, 2012
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Camden County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 20, 2012
Observation date: May 12, 2012
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 13, 2012
Observation date: Apr 27, 2012
Submitted by: George Sims
Region: Douglas County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: May 09, 2012
Observation date: May 07, 2012
Submitted by: becc_09
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 08, 2012
Observation date: Dec 14, 2011
Submitted by: rspilk
Region: Kent County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: elsner
Verified date: Apr 10, 2012
Observation date: Apr 05, 2012
Submitted by: miscass7
Region: Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 08, 2012
Observation date: Mar 17, 2012
Submitted by: jim8435wisc
Region: Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Mar 19, 2012
Observation date: Jun 09, 2007
Submitted by: pcastrovillo
Region: Canyon County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: kent
Verified date: Jan 29, 2012
Observation date: Jan 09, 2011
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 09, 2012
Observation date: Oct 04, 2010
Submitted by: Larry522
Region: Washington County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Dec 24, 2011
Observation date: Sep 23, 2011
Submitted by: Kyle Jones
Region: Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Kent McFarland
Verified date: Dec 24, 2011
Observation date: Oct 10, 2011
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 20, 2011
Observation date: Aug 12, 2010
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 30, 2011
Observation date: Jun 25, 2011
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 12, 2011
Observation date: Oct 26, 2011
Submitted by: KarenL
Region: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Don Tangren
Verified date: Oct 26, 2011
Observation date: Oct 06, 2011
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: jeffreybelth
Verified date: Oct 22, 2011
Observation date: Oct 16, 2011
Submitted by: Scotty McPrime
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 17, 2011
Observation date: Sep 24, 2011
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 25, 2011
Observation date: Mar 07, 2010
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 25, 2011
Observation date: Sep 19, 2011
Submitted by: cabinndawoods
Region: Boone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: Sep 24, 2011
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