Pink-striped oakworm moth
Anisota virginiensis (Drury, 1773)
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Females are larger than males. Upperside of female is orange with pale purple at the margins of the wings. Scattered black specks are reduced or absent. Upperside of male is dark brown with some red on the hindwing and a large translucent white spot on the forewing. Both sexes have a small white cell spot on the forewing.
Wing Span: 1 5/8 - 2 5/8 inches (4.2 - 6.6 cm).
Life History: Adults are day fliers and mate in the morning. Females lay eggs after dusk in groups on the underside of oak leaves. Caterpillars feed together in groups, and pupate and overwinter in shallow underground burrows.
Flight: One brood from June-July in the north, at least two broods from May-September in the south, several broods throughout the year in Florida.
Caterpillar Hosts: Various oaks (Quercus species).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Deciduous woodland, suburbs, tree-lined city streets.
Range: Nova Scotia west across the Great Lakes states to Manitoba and Minnesota; south to central Florida, the Gulf Coast, 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.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 704 verified sightings
Observation date: Mar 29, 2021
Submitted by: Apollo
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 31, 2021
Observation date: Mar 31, 2021
Submitted by: duquesita
Region: Orange County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 31, 2021
Observation date: Jun 16, 2016
Submitted by: opiliones
Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 09, 2021
Observation date: Jun 27, 2018
Submitted by: jskinner
Region: Lincoln County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 06, 2021
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 27, 2021
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: NatureLover215
Region: Androscoggin County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 22, 2021
Observation date: Jul 23, 2019
Submitted by: middleducator
Region: Androscoggin County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 22, 2021
Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
Submitted by: Ben Henneke
Region: Knox County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 16, 2021
Observation date: Jun 12, 2020
Submitted by: Jeanette Smith
Region: Kennebec County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 16, 2021
Observation date: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: Honestbloom
Region: Kennebec County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 16, 2021
Observation date: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: Honestbloom
Region: Kennebec County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 05, 2017
Submitted by: Jerry Van Den Berg
Region: Newaygo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 04, 2021
Observation date: Jan 20, 2021
Submitted by: Claudio Silvaggi
Region: Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 21, 2021
Observation date: May 28, 2016
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 13, 2020
Observation date: May 06, 2019
Submitted by: Hp.k9fanatic
Region: Fayette County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 12, 2020
Observation date: Jun 18, 2020
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Dec 12, 2020
Observation date: Aug 24, 2020
Submitted by: donh1298
Region: Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 10, 2020
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