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: Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
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Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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Region: Rowan County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Umatilla County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Preston County, West Virginia, United States
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Region: Fulton County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Washington County, Maryland, United States
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Region: Washington County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Apache County, Arizona, United States
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Region: Canyon County, Idaho, United States
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Region: Aroostook County, Maine, United States
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Region: Benton County, Oregon, United States
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Region: Humboldt County, California, United States
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Region: Russell County, Kansas, United States
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Region: Blaine County, Montana, United States
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Region: Custer County, South Dakota, United States
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Region: Yuba County, California, United States
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Region: Bell County, Kentucky, United States
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Region: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
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Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
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Region: Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States
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