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
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Caterpillar Hosts: Asters, birches, clover, corn, elms, maples, and sunflowers.
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Region: Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States
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Region: Kennebec County, Maine, United States
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Region: Douglas County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Mendocino County, California, United States
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Region: Riley County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Gallatin County, Montana, United States
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Region: Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States
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Region: Nevada County, California, United States
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Region: Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Moore County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Fort Bend County, Texas, United States
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Region: Weld County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States
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Region: Cache County, Utah, United States
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Region: Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
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Region: Owsley County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Baker County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Marion County, West Virginia, United States
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Region: Hernando County, Florida, United States
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Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Region: Tillamook County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Los Angeles County, California, United States
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