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: 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
Observation date: Jun 02, 2020
Submitted by: Foodphotog
Region: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 03, 2020
Observation date: Apr 26, 2020
Submitted by: alicromie@yahoo.com
Region: Gilmer County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 05, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: stormyeyes99
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 18, 2020
Observation date: Apr 14, 2020
Submitted by: Courtney McLaughlin
Region: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 14, 2020
Observation date: Feb 24, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Feb 27, 2020
Observation date: Aug 17, 2013
Submitted by: eaglebeach
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 26, 2020
Observation date: May 08, 2019
Submitted by: sppark
Region: Sevier County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Dec 07, 2019
Observation date: May 25, 2018
Submitted by: kcarrdesigns@ya...
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 17, 2019
Observation date: Jul 06, 2019
Submitted by: Curiosity
Region: Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2019
Observation date: Aug 28, 2019
Submitted by: Slicksubversive
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: Aug 29, 2019
Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: Abaker4
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019
Observation date: Jun 18, 2019
Submitted by: Hmlee
Region: Coweta County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 09, 2019
Observation date: Jul 27, 2019
Submitted by: ZoeRhea11
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 31, 2019
Observation date: Jul 10, 2019
Submitted by: noseyrosey
Region: Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2019
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: pmomich
Region: Madison County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 12, 2019
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: ZoeRhea11
Region: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 12, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2019
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 08, 2019
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