Observation date: June 16, 2013
Submitted by: animallover1122
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This beautiful moth was dining on my sunflower i planted a few weeks back and i could not get over how beautiful this incredible moth was. It was supposed to be a rainy day but instead it was somewhat cloudy and the sun would become bright at times
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ryan St Laurent
Verified date: June 17, 2013
Coordinator notes: Though this rosy maple moth may have appeared to be eating your sunflower, moths belonging to the subfamily Ceratocampinae (like this Dryocampa rubicunda) have vestigial mouth parts and cannot feed as adults. The adult lives for just a week or so to mate and lay eggs. The larvae of this species feed on various maples, especially red maple in Rhode Island.
