Pyrrharctia isabella

Isabella tiger moth
Adult
Woolly bear caterpillar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pyrrharctia
Species:
P. isabella
Binomial name
Pyrrharctia isabella
(J. E. Smith, 1797)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena isabella J. E. Smith, 1797
  • Pyrrharctia californica Packard, 1864

Pyrrharctia isabella, the Isabella tiger moth, whose larval form is called the banded woolly bear, woolly bear, or woolly worm, occurs in the United States and southern Canada.[1][2] It was first formally named by James Edward Smith in 1797.

  1. ^ Robinson, E. & Schmidt, B. C. "Species Details Pyrrharctia isabella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Woolly Worm Festival". Woolly Worm Festival. Retrieved 9 October 2018.