Species

Pyrrharctia isabella (Isabella tiger moth)

Pyrrharctia isabella. Photo: (c) osorniohsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Pyrrharctia isabella, the isabella tiger moth or woollybear, occurs in the United States and southern Canada. It was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Noctuoidea (Owlet moths and allies)
        Family: Erebidae (Underwing, tiger, tussock, and allied moths)
        Subfamily: Arctiinae (Tiger moths and allies)
        Tribe: Arctiini (Tiger moths)
        Subtribe: Spilosomina
        Genus: Pyrrharctia
        Species: Pyrrharctia isabella (Isabella tiger moth)

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