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
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Observation date: Jun 05, 2021
Submitted by: ktew
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2021
Observation date: Jun 12, 2021
Submitted by: LittlePotato
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2021
Observation date: Jun 07, 2021
Submitted by: drjennquinn@gma...
Region: York County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 08, 2021
Observation date: Jun 05, 2021
Submitted by: kcdemille
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 06, 2021
Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: kcdemille
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 06, 2021
Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: kcdemille
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 06, 2021
Observation date: Jun 05, 2021
Submitted by: David Schneider
Region: Kennebec County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 06, 2021
Observation date: May 29, 2021
Submitted by: Audacia
Region: Bryan County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 30, 2021
Observation date: May 23, 2021
Submitted by: rpanetta
Region: Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 26, 2021
Observation date: May 10, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Coffee County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 25, 2021
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
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