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:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Asters, birches, clover, corn, elms, maples, and sunflowers.
Adult Food:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1297 - 1320 of 1498 verified sightings
Observation date: May 31, 2005
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: May 25, 2004
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jun 13, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jul 14, 2003
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jun 28, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jul 14, 2003
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jun 15, 2006
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Aug 26, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jul 14, 2003
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jul 14, 2003
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jun 03, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jun 23, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Allamakee County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jun 23, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Allamakee County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: May 26, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rita s adkins)
Region: Menifee County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner (Roger Downer)
Verified date: May 28, 2008
Observation date: Jan 01, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection)
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dr. F. Lance Wallace of The Citadel, Charleston SC)
Verified date: Dec 10, 2007
Observation date: Jun 08, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Bioblitz Team)
Region: Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Bioblitz Team, lead lepidopterist Dave Wagner (UCONN))
Verified date: Oct 03, 2007
Observation date: Oct 08, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mick Zerr)
Region: Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: paulopler (Paul Opler)
Verified date: Jun 23, 2006
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Trinity County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Franklin County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Bennett County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Placer County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Dare County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
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