Pine-devil Moth
Citheronia sepulcralis Grote & Robinson, 1865
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Upperside of forewings is gray-brown with a black median line and a black cell spot. Upperside of hindwings is pale gray-brown with red at the base.
Wing Span: 2 3/4 - 3 5/16 inches (7 - 10 cm).
Life History: Adults emerge in late morning and mate that night. Females lay eggs the following night singly or in groups of 2-3 at the base of pine needles. Eggs hatch in 7-10 days, and the caterpillars are solitary feeders. Fully-grown caterpillars pupate in burrows in loose soil.
Flight: One brood in the north from June-July, two broods in the south from April-June and from August-September, possibly several broods in Florida from March-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Pines including pitch pine (Pinus rigida), eastern white pine (P. strobus), and Caribbean pine (P. caribaea).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Coastal pine forests.
Range: Southern Maine west to southeastern Ohio, south to the Florida Keys and southeastern Louisiana.
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: Apr 10, 2024
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Apr 12, 2024
Observation date: Jul 16, 2023
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2023
Observation date: Jul 13, 2023
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Jul 19, 2023
Observation date: Jun 09, 2022
Submitted by: evelyntomology
Region: Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 24, 2023
Observation date: Jun 03, 2022
Submitted by: evelyntomology
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
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Verified date: Feb 24, 2023
Observation date: Aug 07, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 07, 2022
Observation date: Jun 09, 2013
Submitted by: xxcodydavidxx
Region: Muscogee County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 17, 2022
Observation date: Jun 13, 2021
Submitted by: M Campbell
Region: Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2021
Observation date: Aug 08, 2021
Submitted by: maggs13
Region: Newberry County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 08, 2021
Observation date: Apr 16, 2021
Submitted by: Kitten5353
Region: Georgia, Ware County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 17, 2021
Observation date: Aug 20, 2019
Submitted by: Manny_torres616
Region: Seminole County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 27, 2019
Observation date: Aug 27, 2018
Submitted by: JudesCritters
Region: Sampson County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: May 21, 2019
Submitted by: Daniel Taylor
Region: Worcester County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 22, 2019
Observation date: May 09, 2019
Submitted by: jglomoth82
Region: Colquitt County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 11, 2019
Observation date: Apr 27, 2019
Submitted by: Meezer953
Region: Richland County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 27, 2019
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: juliems
Region: Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 12, 2017
Observation date: Jul 16, 2016
Submitted by: iangardner
Region: Sussex County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 28, 2016
Observation date: Jun 14, 2015
Submitted by: pbedell
Region: Charles, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jan 11, 2016
Observation date: Jul 05, 2015
Submitted by: Butterfly Ridge
Region: Hocking County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 03, 2015
Observation date: Jun 13, 2015
Submitted by: AMoczy
Region: Caroline County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 03, 2015
Observation date: Aug 15, 2014
Submitted by: jmimpy
Region: Northampton County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 16, 2015
Observation date: Jul 24, 2014
Submitted by: MichelleInRaleigh
Region: Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 02, 2014
Observation date: Aug 05, 2014
Submitted by: Buzztail1
Region: Camden County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 12, 2014
Observation date: Jun 13, 2014
Submitted by: ShawnLane
Region: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 08, 2014
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