Attributes of Sphingicampa bisecta
Bisected honey locust moth
Sphingicampa bisecta
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Females are larger than males. Upperside of male ranges from yellow to orange, female is usually yellow. Both sexes have red patches of varying sizes on the hindwings. Postmedian line on forewing is distinct and almost straight. Females have varying amounts of dark specks which are often gathered in the forewing cell and appear as a dark spot; males usually have no speckling.
Wing Span: 2 1/16 - 2 15/16 inches (5.3 - 7.5 cm).
Life History: Adults emerge in the late afternoon and mate late that evening and into the next morning. After dusk, females begin laying eggs singly or in pairs on leaves of the host plants. Caterpillars of the summer brood pupate and overwinter in shallow underground chambers.
Flight: Two flights from April-June and July-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) and Kentucky coffee tree (Gymnocladus dioicus).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Deciduous woodland.
Range: Central Ohio west to southern Iowa; south to northern Georgia, central Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, 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.
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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May 25, 2012 | Bachasaur | St Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States | November 15, 2012 | Details |
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May 22, 2012 | Bachasaur | Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States | June 19, 2012 | Details |
| January 01, 1980 | legacy.reporter (Lentz, Mike) | 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 (Rohrbach, Ray) | Callaway County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| January 01, 1987 | legacy.reporter (Lambeth, Kelli) | Jasper 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, 1987 | legacy.reporter (Heinrich, Bev.) | St Charles County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 14, 1971 | legacy.reporter (Yancy, Dean) | Ralls County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| August 29, 1971 | legacy.reporter (Funk, R.) | Shannon County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 13, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Mabary, Dana) | Cass County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 18, 1972 | legacy.reporter (Tietsort, Rene) | Harrison County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 23, 1973 | legacy.reporter (Rohlfing, Roger) | St Clair County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 28, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Griffy, Jim) | Warren County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| August 05, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Carlton, Matthew) | McDonald County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 05, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Marshall, Cynthia) | DeKalb County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 23, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Roach, Kevin) | Ralls County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 15, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Smith, Jim) | Montgomery County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| August 01, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Martin, Sarah) | Johnson County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| August 01, 1975 | legacy.reporter (Conner, Jeff) | Sullivan County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 21, 1976 | legacy.reporter | Douglas County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 01, 1978 | legacy.reporter | Linn County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| September 09, 1978 | legacy.reporter | Linn County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 10, 1980 | legacy.reporter (Todd, John) | Scotland County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| July 20, 1989 | legacy.reporter (Ashley, D.C.) | Buchanan County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 10, 1990 | legacy.reporter (Winter, Dave) | Wayne County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 08, 1991 | legacy.reporter (Winkler, George) | Crawford County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| August 10, 1991 | legacy.reporter (Winkler, George) | Ste Genevieve County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| August 20, 1996 | legacy.reporter (Smart, Glen) | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| May 01, 1969 | legacy.reporter | Moniteau 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 24, 1981 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Holt County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 09, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Dent County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 09, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Iron County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 09, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Maries County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 09, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Phelps County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 09, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Reynolds County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 09, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Ripley County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 10, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Butler County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 10, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Carter County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 10, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Dunklin County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 10, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Wayne County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 11, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Stoddard County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 12, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 12, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Perry County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 12, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Scott County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| June 13, 1982 | legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard) | Scott County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| August 07, 1982 | legacy.reporter | Jefferson County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details | |
| May 28, 1983 | legacy.reporter | Stoddard County, Missouri, United States | March 05, 2009 | Details |
