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
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Observation date: Aug 06, 2023
Submitted by: MayaBee73
Region: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Winston County, Alabama, United States
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Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Fannin County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Jackson County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Warren County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Georgia, White County, United States
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Region: Lee County, Alabama, United States
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Region: Onslow County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States
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Region: Caroline County, Maryland, United States
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Region: Grundy County, Illinois, United States
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Region: Coweta County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
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Region: Clay County, West Virginia, United States
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Region: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
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