Tuliptree silkmoth
Callosamia angulifera (Walker, 1855)
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Saturniinae
Identification: Males and females differ. Male upperside is brown with angular white cell spots on all wings and much contrast between the basal and outer portions of the wings. Underside has a very light pink band to the outside of the postmedian line. Female upperside is yellowish brown; angular white cell spots are largest on the forewings. Underside of hindwing has mahogany red at its darkest part. Both sexes of the summer brood are darker.
Wing Span: 3 1/8 - 4 5/16 inches (8 - 11 cm).
Life History: Mating occurs between dusk and midnight, with most activity around 10 PM. Females lay eggs at dusk the following evening, in rows of 4-10 on tulip trees. Eggs hatch in one week and the young caterpillars feed in groups. Older caterpillars are solitary and do not eat the main vein of the leaf. Dark brown cocoons are spun in a curled leaf which falls to the ground.
Flight: One brood from June-August in the north, two broods from March-April and in August in the south.
Caterpillar Hosts: Yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) in the magnolia family.
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Deciduous woodlands.
Range: Massachusetts east through central New York, southern Ontario, and southern Michigan to central Illinois; south to the Florida panhandle and Mississippi.
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: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 21, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: Jess D
Region: Paulding County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 17, 2020
Observation date: Jul 06, 2019
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 15, 2020
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: Kari1_23@hotmail.com
Region: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2020
Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
Submitted by: woody meristem
Region: Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 20, 2020
Submitted by: nch5013
Region: Jackson County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 04, 2020
Observation date: Jul 25, 2020
Submitted by: Natureismytherapist
Region: Virginia, United States, York County
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2020
Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
Submitted by: Kandis
Region: Prince William County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 24, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 2020
Submitted by: jerzyrox
Region: Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2020
Observation date: Jul 19, 2020
Submitted by: Patricia Bartlett
Region: Watauga County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
Observation date: Jun 10, 2020
Submitted by: DAE
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 19, 2020
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: cynbencyn
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 11, 2020
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: Patrimre
Region: Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
Observation date: Jul 09, 2020
Submitted by: meghrounds
Region: Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 04, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2020
Observation date: Jun 23, 2020
Submitted by: lindsaykeenan
Region: Lake County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 14, 2020
Submitted by: Dsebring
Region: Somerset County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 23, 2020
Observation date: Jun 19, 2020
Submitted by: urbanclimber87
Region: Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 22, 2020
Observation date: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: Audreyag
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 22, 2020
Observation date: Jun 09, 2020
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2020
Observation date: Jun 10, 2020
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 11, 2020
Observation date: Jun 04, 2020
Submitted by: sameeg
Region: Montgomery County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 04, 2020
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