Attributes of Citheronia sepulcralis
Pine-devil Moth
Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robinson, 1865
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Upperside of forewings is gray-brown with a black median line and a black cell spot. Upperside of hindwings is pale gray-brown with red at the base.
Wing Span: 2 3/4 - 3 5/16 inches (7 - 10 cm).
Life History: Adults emerge in late morning and mate that night. Females lay eggs the following night singly or in groups of 2-3 at the base of pine needles. Eggs hatch in 7-10 days, and the caterpillars are solitary feeders. Fully-grown caterpillars pupate in burrows in loose soil.
Flight: One brood in the north from June-July, two broods in the south from April-June and from August-September, possibly several broods in Florida from March-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Pines including pitch pine (Pinus rigida), eastern white pine (P. strobus), and Caribbean pine (P. caribaea).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Coastal pine forests.
Range: Southern Maine west to southeastern Ohio, south to the Florida Keys and southeastern Louisiana.
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.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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| July 29, 1998 | curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy) | Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States | January 19, 2013 | Details | |
| June 23, 2003 | curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy) | Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States | January 19, 2013 | Details | |
| July 15, 1969 | curtis.lehman | Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States | November 30, 2012 | Details | |
| June 18, 2011 | Ryan St Laurent | Burlington County, New Jersey, United States | October 24, 2012 | Details | |
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June 28, 2011 | Ryan St Laurent | Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 24, 2012 | Details |
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August 27, 2011 | Ryan St Laurent | Marion County, Florida, United States | October 24, 2012 | Details |
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June 22, 2012 | Greg Bingaman | Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 21, 2012 | Details |
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June 11, 2009 | Chip Krilowicz | Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States | June 24, 2012 | Details |
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May 29, 2012 | Rangertsp | Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States | May 31, 2012 | Details |
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August 09, 2011 | Disjecta Membra | Flagler County, Florida, United States | August 09, 2011 | Details |
| December 31, 1969 | legacy.reporter (Dallas Dowhower) | Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| December 31, 1969 | legacy.reporter (Dallas Dowhower) | Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 19, 1978 | legacy.reporter (Jason Weintraub) | Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States | June 21, 2010 | Details | |
| August 24, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Michael A. Turns) | Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 24, 2008 | Details | |
| August 03, 1989 | legacy.reporter (Valeriu Albu) | Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| May 26, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Tom Smith) | Colleton County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| August 16, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Rick Gilmore) | Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| August 18, 1973 | legacy.reporter (Brian G. Scholtens) | Newberry County, South Carolina, United States | July 25, 2008 | Details | |
| January 01, 1970 | legacy.reporter (Richard B. Dominick Moth and Butterfly Collection) | Charleston County, South Carolina, United States | December 10, 2007 | Details | |
| May 10, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Thomas Smith) | Grady County, Georgia, United States | October 01, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Baldwin County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Cherokee County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | DeKalb County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Monroe County, Alabama, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Alachua County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Collier County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Duval County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Escambia County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hernando County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Highlands County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jefferson County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Lee County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Liberty County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Polk County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Seminole County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Volusia County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Barrow County, Georgia, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Forsyth County, Georgia, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gilmer County, Georgia, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Glynn County, Georgia, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Georgia, United States, Walker County | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Georgia, United States, Whitfield County | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bell County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Carter County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Floyd County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Harlan County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Knox County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Owsley County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pike County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
