Attributes of Sphingicampa bicolor
Bicolored honey locust moth
Sphingicampa bicolor
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Much individual and seasonal variability. Females are larger than males. Upperside of wings ranges from reddish brown to reddish orange to brownish yellow. Forewing has a postmedian line which is distinct and bent toward the wing base or almost absent, and 0-2 white cell spots. Hindwing has no submedian line. Both wings have varying amounts of scattered black specks, or none at all.
Wing Span: 1 7/8 - 2 5/8 inches (4.7 - 6.7 cm).
Life History: Adults emerge in the evening and mate later that night. After dusk the next day, females lay eggs singly or in pairs on host plant leaflets. Hatching can occur in as few as 5 days, if the air temperature has been warm enough. The whole life cycle can be completed in 6 weeks. Fully-grown caterpillars pupate in shallow underground chambers. The late summer broods overwinter as pupae.
Flight: Populations in the extreme north have 2 broods each year from May-June and from July-August. There are 3 flights in the remainder of its range from April-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) and Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Deciduous woodland.
Range: Common. New Jersey west through southern Ontario to southwestern Wisconsin; south to central South Carolina, northern Georgia, central Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, east Texas, and the lower Rio Grande Valley; south to Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
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 27, 2010 | ddodd | Marshall County, Alabama, United States | May 03, 2013 | Details |
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June 25, 2012 | Jakenowatzke | Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States | November 23, 2012 | Details |
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June 25, 2012 | Jakenowatzke | Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States | November 23, 2012 | Details |
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April 24, 2011 | lfelliott | Boone County, Missouri, United States | July 10, 2012 | Details |
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September 03, 2011 | George Sims | Douglas County, Missouri, United States | September 10, 2011 | Details |
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March 13, 2011 | richhj@ymail.com | Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States | July 10, 2011 | Details |
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April 22, 2001 | George Sims | Douglas County, Missouri, United States | April 27, 2011 | Details |
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March 14, 2011 | sylverkestrel | Collin County, Texas, United States | March 17, 2011 | Details |
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May 22, 2009 | Eddie Huber | Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States | February 22, 2011 | Details |
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August 10, 2007 | rdhealy1951 | Hart County, Kentucky, United States | February 22, 2011 | Details |
| June 15, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Wedge Watkins) | Boone County, Missouri, United States | January 05, 2010 | Details | |
| January 01, 1981 | legacy.reporter (Anderson, H.) | Pettis County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| January 01, 1981 | legacy.reporter (Moore, Darin) | Clay County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| January 01, 1987 | legacy.reporter (Carlson, David) | Montgomery County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| January 01, 1987 | legacy.reporter (Steins, David) | Nodaway County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| January 01, 1987 | legacy.reporter (Ellis, Scott) | Ray County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| January 01, 1988 | legacy.reporter (Stephens, Larissa) | Clay County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| January 01, 1988 | legacy.reporter (Carlson, David) | Cass County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| May 04, 1958 | legacy.reporter (Shier, Marion) | Buchanan County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 05, 1969 | legacy.reporter (Ecton, Wiley) | Caldwell County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 13, 1971 | legacy.reporter (Morgan, Tom) | Platte County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 12, 1971 | legacy.reporter (Yancy, Dean) | Ralls County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 04, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Jungmeyer, Robert) | Moniteau County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 10, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Knisley, Greg) | Henry County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 20, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Ferguson, Dianna) | Daviess County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 09, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Brunkhorst, Kevin) | Lafayette County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| September 03, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Conners, Jeff) | Sullivan County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| May 16, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Hartman, Peter) | St Charles County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 03, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Key, Lori) | Grundy County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 10, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Knisely, G.A.) | Henry County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 29, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Harris, Kathy) | Cooper County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 02, 1976 | legacy.reporter | Douglas County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 09, 1976 | legacy.reporter (Hyle, Denise) | Putnam County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| August 09, 1977 | legacy.reporter | Douglas County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 14, 1978 | legacy.reporter | Linn County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| May 14, 1979 | legacy.reporter | Linn County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 05, 1989 | legacy.reporter (Ashley, D.C.) | Atchison County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 10, 1990 | legacy.reporter (Winter, Dave) | Wayne County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| May 11, 1991 | legacy.reporter (Winkler, George) | St Charles County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 08, 1991 | legacy.reporter (Baker, Rick) | Crawford County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| August 03, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Smart, Glen) | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 25, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Winkler, George) | Texas County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| August 01, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Winkler, George) | Phelps County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| May 07, 2000 | legacy.reporter (Winkler, George) | Mississippi County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 01, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Gilbert, Sherri) | St Clair County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Willis, Daryl) | Livingston County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 25, 1981 | legacy.reporter (Pershing, J.C.) | Texas County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| September 01, 1981 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Morgan County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| May 30, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Atchison County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| May 31, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Andrew County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details |
