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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 25 - 48 of 1419 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 14, 2023
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Pope County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2023
Observation date: Aug 17, 2023
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2023
Observation date: Sep 30, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 04, 2023
Observation date: Oct 18, 2016
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Aug 31, 2023
Observation date: Aug 16, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 17, 2023
Observation date: Aug 01, 2023
Submitted by: Apryz512
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 01, 2023
Observation date: Jul 30, 2023
Submitted by: biogas-dinners-...
Region: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 30, 2023
Observation date: Jun 28, 2023
Submitted by: Thyger
Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 30, 2023
Observation date: Jun 16, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 25, 2023
Observation date: Oct 09, 2022
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 19, 2023
Observation date: Jun 14, 2023
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 15, 2023
Observation date: Jun 02, 2023
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 03, 2023
Observation date: Apr 14, 2023
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 14, 2023
Observation date: May 11, 2023
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 12, 2023
Observation date: Apr 09, 2023
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 10, 2023
Observation date: Feb 12, 2023
Submitted by: Jasmyn Smit
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 11, 2023
Observation date: Jun 21, 2022
Submitted by: MarkSCitsay
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Mar 10, 2023
Observation date: Feb 28, 2023
Submitted by: MatthewHauser
Region: Broward County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 10, 2023
Observation date: Feb 25, 2023
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Lewis County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Mar 03, 2023
Observation date: Oct 14, 2022
Submitted by: DeeGee56
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 07, 2023
Observation date: Mar 18, 2016
Submitted by: Margie roggelin
Region: United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 28, 2023
Observation date: Jan 05, 2023
Submitted by: Tiger216
Region: Trumbull County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 06, 2023
Observation date: Jan 02, 2023
Submitted by: Ken Cheeks
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jan 06, 2023
Observation date: Oct 06, 2020
Submitted by: flyinganvil
Region: San Juan County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jan 01, 2023
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