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Sphingicampa albolineata
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Females are larger than males. Upperside of forewing is brownish green with a white submedian line and a diagonal white line running from the tip to the inner margin. Upperside of hindwing is mostly red.
Wing Span: 2 3/16 - 3 1/8 inches (5.6 - 8 cm).
Life History: Young caterpillars perch on the undersides of petioles and feed on the leaf bases. Older caterpillars cut through petioles partway and bend down the leaves in order to feed on them. Caterpillars pupate and overwinter in chambers in the ground.
Flight: Two to three broods from April-November.
Caterpillar Hosts: Probably an Acacia, Mimosa, or Leucaena.
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Thorn forest and ebony forest.
Range: Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, and south into Mexico.
Conservation: Inventory populations to determine conservation status.
NCGR: GU - Unable to assign rank due to lack of available information.
Management Needs: None reported.
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 verified sightings
Observation date: Nov 02, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Nov 13, 2014
Observation date: Nov 02, 2014
Submitted by: ddodd
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: ddodd
Verified date: Nov 13, 2014
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: BAMONA
Region:
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jul 29, 1986
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (James P. Tuttle)
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (The Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Jan 28, 2009
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, United States, Uvalde County
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Galveston County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier
Verified date: Dec 31, 2004