| Moths of North Dakota |
Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini |
Pyrrarctia isabella (J. E. Smith 1797)
| Common name: Isabella tiger
moth/Woolly bear.
Hodges #: 8129. Identification: Rfw 21.7 mm, dorsal surfaces of femora coral red, tibiae black. Similar species: 8203, 8214, 9449, 9450. Distribution: southern Alaska to Nova Scotia, south to central Mexico. Hosts: general feeder reported from corn, plantain, birch, clover, dandelion, aster, and sunflower. Note: Like most arctiids, this species produces sound via a
meta-thoracic tymbal, but this species is thought to be an auditory
mimic of other arctiids which are distasteful to vertebrates, while this
one is supposedly more palatable. |
ND, Ransom Co., Little Yellowstone Park 20- VI- 2001 Hg/ UV light, male, coll. P. Tinerella.
ND, Cass Co., Casselton UV light, 15- VI- 1992, female, coll. M. Hoard.
MN, Ottertail Co., nr Maplewood State Park 20- IX- 1997. pic. G. Fauske.
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