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: Aug 04, 2018
Submitted by: amichele
Region: Paulding County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 23, 2018
Observation date: Aug 19, 2018
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2018
Observation date: Aug 16, 2018
Submitted by: rlenore
Region: Hocking County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 03, 2018
Observation date: Jun 12, 2018
Submitted by: emksherman
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 02, 2018
Observation date: Aug 17, 2018
Submitted by: Aileen4
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 18, 2018
Observation date: Aug 18, 2018
Submitted by: Aileen4
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 18, 2018
Observation date: Aug 13, 2018
Submitted by: James A
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2018
Observation date: Jul 21, 2018
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 09, 2018
Observation date: Aug 03, 2018
Submitted by: Jonathan Clark
Region: Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 04, 2018
Observation date: Jul 20, 2018
Submitted by: WolfyTn
Region: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 31, 2018
Observation date: Jul 28, 2018
Submitted by: Falcon
Region: Lee County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 29, 2018
Observation date: Jul 06, 2018
Submitted by: TMayes
Region: Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2018
Observation date: Jul 13, 2018
Submitted by: seanmetzgar
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 14, 2018
Observation date: Jul 12, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 13, 2018
Observation date: Jun 15, 2018
Submitted by: rfky845
Region: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2018
Observation date: Jul 10, 2018
Submitted by: nch5013
Region: Jackson County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 10, 2018
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: JulietNJ
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 09, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
Submitted by: Nixologist
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 04, 2018
Observation date: Jun 19, 2018
Submitted by: zladybug18
Region: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 29, 2018
Observation date: Jun 13, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 29, 2018
Observation date: May 10, 2018
Submitted by: dd2deb
Region: Cobb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 28, 2018
Observation date: Jun 05, 2018
Submitted by: RMOESSER
Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 26, 2018
Observation date: Jun 07, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 22, 2018
Observation date: Jun 17, 2018
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2018
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