Pyrrharctia isabella
| Isabella tiger moth | |
|---|---|
| Adult | |
| Woolly bear caterpillar | |
| Scientific 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 | |
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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 throughout Canada. It was first formally named by James Edward Smith in 1797.