does anyone have any information on tiger moths?

Question

I found what i think is an Isabella tiger moth by my front porch! i live in new york. (not the city) if you have ANY info on them i would like to have it! Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

The Isabella Tiger Moth is the adult of the two-toned brown fuzzy caterpillar known as a "woolly Bear" (photos of the moth and larva at: http://www.origins.tv/Entomology/moths/300/8129/8129.htm and more larva photos at: http://www.cirrusimage.com/woolly_Bear_Caterpillar.htm)
The adult moth does not live very long -- its primary function is to mate and, if a female, lay eggs. If you keep a moth in captivity for some reason, feed it sugar water (1 part sugar to 4 parts water --same as for hummingbirds). Soak a piece of cotton in the sugar water and it will suck the sweetness with its proboscis (tongue). But even then, do not expect it to live more than a week or two.

The caterpillars, which are often seen crawling on the ground in the fall, winter over as larvae and turn into moths the following year. Sometimes you will find these caterpillars in winter, curled up under a board, among junk in a garage or mulch in the garden, etc. They are not dead -- they are hibernating. The caterpillars need winter cold to survive -- if you bring them indoors, they will not go through metamorphosis and eventually starve to death. So you are best to leave them outdoors where you found them.

Answer 2

Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths (or tigers), which usually have bright colours, and footmen (which are usually much drabber). They are very closely related to the family Noctuidae, and may eventually reduced to subfamily status within that group.

Many produce foul chemicals. They can be poisonous, or can look just like kinds of moths that are poisonous. There are many forms of aposematism used by various species to advertise their distastefulness, that can include bright colors, unusual postures, or ultrasonic signals, and various combinations thereof. The latter signals were originally believed to constitute a type of radar jamming that would interfere with a bat's ability to echolocate, but detailed research has since shown that the reason that bats avoid moths producing these sounds is because the bats have learned to associate those sounds with noxious-tasting moths, so the bats avoid the moths upon hearing the warning signal[1].

Many species have hairy caterpillars which are popularly known as woolly bears. The scientific name refers to this (Gk. αρκτος = a bear). The caterpillars and many adults may be active during the daytime. If disturbed, they will roll into a tight spiral. Common folklore has it that the forthcoming severity of a winter can be predicted by the amount of black on the Isabella tiger moth's caterpillar, the most familiar woolly bear in North America.

Answer 3

Tiger moth caterpillars eat leaves but not moths they drnk nectar from flowers.

Answer 4

Tiger Moths are Moths!!!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Hunny, Here is some information,

http://www.origins.tv/Entomology/moths/300/8129/8129.htm
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3624/bgimage

Good Luck!!!

Answer 7

http://hortipm.tamu.edu/pestprofiles/chewing/salt/isabella.html

Answer 8

This is what I was abole to find for you.