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 1201 - 1224 of 1498 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 16, 1964
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Randolph County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dexter, Ryan)
Region: Buchanan County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jun 10, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brunkhart, Kevin)
Region: Lafayette County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Taber, Jonathon)
Region: St. Clair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jul 14, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Isom, Patty)
Region: Carroll County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jun 03, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Linn County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Zumbrunner, Heather)
Region: Cass County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Aug 08, 1986
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Macon County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Booth, Laura)
Region: Sullivan County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1968
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hunter, Frank)
Region: Cooper County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jul 11, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (See, Steve)
Region: Montgomery County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jun 10, 1982
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Wayne County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jun 04, 1973
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Franklin County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jul 28, 1987
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Oregon County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Aug 24, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Howell County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Sep 14, 1971
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Neimeyer, Leslie)
Region: Pike County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Oct 27, 1985
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Region: Jefferson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Koenig, Phillip E.)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jun 09, 1982
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Reynolds County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jun 17, 1975
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Caldwell County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1972
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hudnut, Glenda)
Region: Lewis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: May 17, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Thoma, Richard S., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Aug 24, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Christian County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Jan 01, 1974
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Josoff, Donna)
Region: Mercer County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R., submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
Observation date: Apr 25, 1959
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (McReynolds, J.)
Region: Vernon County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (submitted by Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Jul 13, 2009
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