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: Mar 19, 2011
Submitted by: damselflies
Region: Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 25, 2011
Observation date: Jul 30, 2011
Submitted by: corey.husic
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 31, 2011
Observation date: Jul 24, 2011
Submitted by: Michux
Region: Kent County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 26, 2011
Observation date: Jul 25, 2011
Submitted by: Michux
Region: Kent County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 26, 2011
Observation date: May 28, 2011
Submitted by: Cheryl Jennings
Region: McDowell County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 29, 2011
Observation date: May 06, 2011
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 24, 2011
Observation date: Jun 19, 2011
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Rory Bower)
Region: Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 24, 2011
Observation date: Jun 09, 2011
Submitted by: dhsmall
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 11, 2011
Observation date: Jun 02, 2011
Submitted by: rogerdowner
Region: Wayne County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 11, 2011
Observation date: May 30, 2011
Submitted by: Stephen Kloiber
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 04, 2011
Observation date: May 30, 2011
Submitted by: Amanda Fulton
Region: Medina County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: May 30, 2011
Submitted by: Amanda Fulton
Region: Medina County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 31, 2011
Observation date: May 06, 2011
Submitted by: ozcomomoths
Region: Ozark County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig
Verified date: May 16, 2011
Observation date: Sep 21, 2010
Submitted by: Moth-er Jean
Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: May 03, 2011
Observation date: Oct 11, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard)
Region: Jackson County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 12, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Applebaum, Doris)
Region: Manistee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 16, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard)
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 10, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Applebaum, Doris)
Region: Bay County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 03, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kimberly Lanphear)
Region: Clark County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers (David Droppers)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Sep 25, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, Richard)
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Oct 11, 2000
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Applebaum, Doris)
Region: Manistee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Ranger Steve Mueller (Steven J. Mueller)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Apr 20, 2011
Submitted by: larrymcdaniel
Region: Washington County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: Apr 29, 2011
Observation date: May 08, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 18, 2011
Observation date: Oct 19, 2009
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 18, 2011
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