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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Observation date: Nov 21, 2021
Submitted by: Grismo
Region: Carroll County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 26, 2021
Observation date: Oct 28, 2019
Submitted by: Jazzejan
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 13, 2021
Observation date: Oct 21, 2017
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 13, 2021
Observation date: Nov 10, 2021
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Nov 11, 2021
Observation date: Oct 08, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 08, 2021
Submitted by: mysorekid
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 07, 2021
Observation date: Oct 04, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 02, 2021
Observation date: Oct 23, 2016
Submitted by: monikawood
Region: Steuben County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 31, 2021
Observation date: Sep 30, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 29, 2021
Observation date: Mar 28, 2018
Submitted by: HaydinWalker
Region: Cayuga County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 28, 2021
Observation date: Oct 24, 2021
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Ulster County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 28, 2021
Observation date: Oct 19, 2019
Submitted by: Marissa4182
Region: Monroe County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 27, 2021
Observation date: Oct 20, 2021
Submitted by: Sunflowerman
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 24, 2021
Observation date: Jul 27, 2021
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 23, 2021
Observation date: Sep 20, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 23, 2021
Observation date: Oct 20, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 22, 2021
Observation date: Sep 19, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 21, 2021
Observation date: May 18, 2020
Submitted by: justwanderin
Region: Tazewell County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 18, 2021
Observation date: Oct 09, 2021
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Jasper County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 17, 2021
Observation date: Oct 14, 2021
Submitted by: Poc
Region: Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 14, 2021
Observation date: Oct 14, 2021
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 14, 2021
Observation date: Sep 12, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 14, 2021
Observation date: Oct 06, 2021
Submitted by: NBBAM
Region: King County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 08, 2021
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