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: Sep 26, 2021
Submitted by: Carol Boyce
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 16, 2022
Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: dzuengler
Region: Midland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Jan 05, 2019
Submitted by: EwaM
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
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Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Sep 27, 2017
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Oct 03, 2011
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Sep 14, 2013
Submitted by: Pat Carlson
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 19, 2022
Observation date: Oct 03, 2018
Submitted by: crjenkins
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Jul 11, 2021
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 10, 2022
Observation date: Apr 09, 2020
Submitted by: Helen Desjardins
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Aug 16, 2019
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Apr 13, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 30, 2019
Submitted by: Sunrisegardener
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 26, 2019
Submitted by: Lmazza
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Aug 21, 2015
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Nov 10, 2016
Submitted by: Roose
Region: Saginaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Feb 22, 2017
Submitted by: Roose
Region: Saginaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 14, 2020
Submitted by: muddyroots
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
Observation date: Sep 27, 2015
Submitted by: Cherylee Black
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
Observation date: Jun 25, 2020
Submitted by: Peg Serani
Region: Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 05, 2022
Observation date: Jun 25, 2020
Submitted by: Peg Serani
Region: Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 05, 2022
Observation date: Sep 24, 2021
Submitted by: mysorekid
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 19, 2021
Observation date: Oct 18, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Dec 02, 2021
Observation date: Sep 22, 2021
Submitted by: Geoff Urwin
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Nov 28, 2021
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