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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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Mar 05, 2024
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 30, 2025
Observation date: Mar 24, 2024
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 30, 2025
Observation date: May 26, 2025
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 29, 2025
Observation date: Apr 26, 2025
Submitted by: ReelBigSquidge
Region: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 03, 2025
Observation date: Apr 30, 2025
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 01, 2025
Observation date: Apr 18, 2025
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 19, 2025
Observation date: Apr 03, 2025
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 03, 2025
Observation date: Feb 26, 2025
Submitted by: Erensaces
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Mar 02, 2025
Observation date: Jul 16, 2024
Submitted by: jofritz
Region: Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 17, 2025
Observation date: Oct 01, 2024
Submitted by: phirefly
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 11, 2025
Observation date: Nov 23, 2024
Submitted by: Blayne Crabtree
Region: Morgan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 02, 2024
Observation date: Nov 11, 2024
Submitted by: mtobin11
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 12, 2024
Observation date: Nov 04, 2024
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Lake County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 07, 2024
Observation date: Oct 15, 2024
Submitted by: Roose
Region: Saginaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 17, 2024
Observation date: Oct 08, 2024
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 13, 2024
Observation date: Oct 22, 2022
Submitted by: titoToucan
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 09, 2024
Observation date: Sep 11, 2024
Submitted by: naj.pilla
Region: Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 07, 2024
Observation date: Oct 05, 2024
Submitted by: HDempsey
Region: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 05, 2024
Observation date: Sep 29, 2024
Submitted by: dnight30
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 02, 2024
Observation date: Sep 16, 2024
Submitted by: bobscafe
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 19, 2024
Observation date: Sep 07, 2024
Submitted by: oksanaetal
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 07, 2024
Observation date: Sep 05, 2024
Submitted by: dnight30
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 07, 2024
Observation date: Sep 01, 2024
Submitted by: lalondesa
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 01, 2024
Observation date: Aug 22, 2024
Submitted by: Thyger
Region: Washington County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 30, 2024
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