Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 695881

Orange-tipped oakworm moth
Anisota senatoria

Observation date: August 30, 2011
Submitted by: macdougallj
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: June 23, 2012
Coordinator notes: Pitch Pine is not the host plant, so I wonder if the photo is posed. On the other hand, pines and oaks grow intermingled at this location so it would be easy for the caterpillar to fall onto the wrong branch.
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, Suffolk County