Pink-striped oakworm moth
Anisota virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Females are larger than males. Upperside of female is orange with pale purple at the margins of the wings. Scattered black specks are reduced or absent. Upperside of male is dark brown with some red on the hindwing and a large translucent white spot on the forewing. Both sexes have a small white cell spot on the forewing.
Wing Span: 1 5/8 - 2 5/8 inches (4.2 - 6.6 cm).
Life History: Adults are day fliers and mate in the morning. Females lay eggs after dusk in groups on the underside of oak leaves. Caterpillars feed together in groups, and pupate and overwinter in shallow underground burrows.
Flight: One brood from June-July in the north, at least two broods from May-September in the south, several broods throughout the year in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various oaks (Quercus species).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Deciduous woodland, suburbs, tree-lined city streets.
Range: Nova Scotia west across the Great Lakes states to Manitoba and Minnesota; south to central Florida, the Gulf Coast, and east Texas.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
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Observation date: Sep 10, 2022
Submitted by: Jbenson827
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 11, 2022
Observation date: Sep 08, 2022
Submitted by: speele
Region: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 08, 2022
Observation date: Aug 03, 2022
Submitted by: Cjmatassa63
Region: Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 25, 2022
Observation date: Aug 14, 2022
Submitted by: thoscole
Region: Fulton County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 15, 2022
Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: tommurphy557
Region: Lawrence County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 26, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2022
Submitted by: labkitten
Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jul 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 13, 2022
Submitted by: am_linder
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 11, 2022
Submitted by: speele
Region: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 12, 2022
Observation date: Jul 09, 2022
Submitted by: Florida native
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 09, 2022
Observation date: Jul 05, 2022
Submitted by: rmery
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2022
Observation date: Jul 04, 2022
Submitted by: michellelynn1982
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 04, 2022
Observation date: Jun 16, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Jun 17, 2022
Observation date: Jun 05, 2022
Submitted by: COLIN GRAY
Region: Escambia County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 06, 2022
Observation date: May 28, 2022
Submitted by: mroopnarine
Region: Okaloosa County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 29, 2022
Observation date: May 22, 2022
Submitted by: Mrsnicoleorozco
Region: Bartow County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 28, 2022
Observation date: Apr 03, 2022
Submitted by: CarLin99
Region: Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 07, 2022
Observation date: Jul 13, 2021
Submitted by: Kaycee
Region: Cullman County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: Mar 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 13, 2021
Submitted by: Kaycee
Region: Cullman County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: Mar 10, 2022
Observation date: Aug 08, 2017
Submitted by: Stéphan Ruest
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 17, 2022
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: Arn2
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 13, 2022
Observation date: Jul 31, 2017
Submitted by: Herb-J
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 12, 2022
Observation date: Oct 04, 2021
Submitted by: Ryan84
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 08, 2022
Observation date: Jun 17, 2020
Submitted by: Ryan84
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 08, 2022
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: Skbc2207
Region: Floyd County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 07, 2022
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