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 19, 2017
Submitted by: DelDean
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 19, 2017
Observation date: Jun 19, 2017
Submitted by: wadbug
Region: Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 19, 2017
Observation date: Jun 13, 2017
Submitted by: junebug97
Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 15, 2017
Observation date: Jun 03, 2017
Submitted by: JLPWeatherly
Region: Johnston County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 04, 2017
Observation date: Jun 04, 2017
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 04, 2017
Observation date: May 28, 2017
Submitted by: Mothmom
Region: Gaston County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 29, 2017
Observation date: May 29, 2017
Submitted by: dogwoods
Region: Alamance County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 29, 2017
Observation date: Jul 29, 2013
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: mikelchap
Verified date: May 20, 2017
Observation date: Jul 26, 2012
Submitted by: mothman27
Region: Whitley County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 11, 2017
Observation date: Jul 01, 2016
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: KyhlAustin
Verified date: Aug 22, 2016
Observation date: Jul 30, 2016
Submitted by: EllieMay
Region: Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 02, 2016
Observation date: Jul 27, 2016
Submitted by: datilson
Region: Washington County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2016
Observation date: Jul 01, 2016
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Jul 18, 2016
Observation date: Jun 28, 2016
Submitted by: MarineWeston
Region: St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 28, 2016
Observation date: May 02, 2016
Submitted by: stomlins701
Region: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 16, 2016
Observation date: Jun 05, 2016
Submitted by: Aleasha Carrier
Region: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 08, 2016
Observation date: May 27, 2016
Submitted by: Kaptnsplash
Region: Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 27, 2016
Observation date: May 23, 2016
Submitted by: canoemike
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 25, 2016
Observation date: Apr 25, 2016
Submitted by: Doug Bruce
Region: Anderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: May 18, 2016
Observation date: Apr 17, 2016
Submitted by: johnmiller
Region: Bradley County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: May 16, 2016
Observation date: Apr 17, 2016
Submitted by: lilkriskattn
Region: Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Apr 30, 2016
Observation date: Apr 25, 2016
Submitted by: Stott Noble
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 26, 2016
Observation date: Jul 17, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: AllenRatz
Verified date: Feb 04, 2016
Observation date: Jun 19, 2015
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 11, 2016
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