Orange-tipped oakworm moth
Anisota senatoria (J.E. Smith, 1797)
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Females can be twice as large as males. Upperside of female is yellow-orange to yellow-brown; forewing has a white cell spot and varying amounts of scattered black specks. Upperside of male is reddish orange to brownish orange; forewing is narrow with a small white cell spot and a small whitish translucent patch.
Wing Span: 1 3/16 - 2 inches (3 - 5 cm).
Life History: Adults are day fliers. Mating takes place from late morning to early afternoon, and in late afternoon or dusk, females begin laying eggs in large clumps on the underside of oak leaves. Eggs hatch in about 2 weeks and are gregarious when young. Fully-grown caterpillars pupate and overwinter in shallow underground chambers.
Flight: One brood from June-July.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various oaks (Quercus) and perhaps chinquapin (Castanea pumila).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Deciduous forests.
Range: Southern Maine west across the Great Lakes region to central Minnesota; south to central Georgia, central Alabama, central Mississippi, Louisiana, and east Texas.
Conservation: Caterpillar populations can be large enough to cause severe defoliation of oaks.
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: Jul 15, 2013
Submitted by: crx2aj3
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 30, 2021
Observation date: Jul 08, 2013
Submitted by: crx2aj3
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Oct 30, 2021
Observation date: Aug 09, 2013
Submitted by: crx2aj3
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Oct 30, 2021
Observation date: Sep 20, 2017
Submitted by: PianoKitten
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Oct 30, 2021
Observation date: Sep 23, 2020
Submitted by: lantana
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Oct 25, 2021
Observation date: Sep 24, 2021
Submitted by: buggy.huggy
Region: Clay County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 25, 2021
Observation date: Sep 05, 2021
Submitted by: Jkretsch
Region: Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 06, 2021
Observation date: Aug 29, 2021
Submitted by: ships333
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 30, 2021
Observation date: Aug 26, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 28, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2021
Submitted by: Sarah.murphy1470
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Aug 23, 2021
Observation date: Aug 23, 2021
Submitted by: SusanPotomac
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Aug 23, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2021
Submitted by: vsantiagoam
Region: Durham County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Aug 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 16, 2021
Submitted by: mcw162
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 31, 2021
Observation date: Jul 18, 2021
Submitted by: flojo1986
Region: New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 22, 2021
Observation date: Jul 18, 2021
Submitted by: lantana
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2021
Observation date: Jul 05, 2021
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 05, 2021
Observation date: Aug 22, 2018
Submitted by: dbrianhendrix
Region: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 18, 2020
Observation date: Aug 26, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 16, 2020
Observation date: Jul 03, 2019
Submitted by: KOTLCandBROADWAY
Region: Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
Observation date: Sep 23, 2006
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 26, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Sep 05, 2020
Observation date: Sep 02, 2020
Submitted by: HobbesandAbbey21
Region: Polk County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 30, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Aug 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 28, 2020
Submitted by: nch5013
Region: Jackson County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2020
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