#2971 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Isabella Tiger Moth

🇳🇱 Isabellatijgermot ·Pyrrharctia isabella

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © michaeldhallett · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Bob Burns · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Ricardo Arredondo T. · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Larry Clarfeld · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © A. R. · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
6. © Dean Hester · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. © Robert Dobbs · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © A. R. · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
9. © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © tanker-aviator-naturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

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.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 111,354iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
111,354 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by James Edward Smith in 1797 (229 years ago).