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Tulip Tree Silkmoth

Callosamia angulifera

Spotting Image 1

Description:

The wingspan is 80–110 mm. The larvae feed on Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Adults do not feed.

Habitat:

It is found from Massachusetts east through central New York, southern Ontario, and southern Michigan to central Illinois, south to the Florida panhandle and Mississippi.

Notes:

Spotted on exterior wall of local business in Ellijay, GA

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Bill Reynolds
Bill Reynolds 9 years ago
Tuliptree Silk Moth (Male)
Callosamia angulifera Species Callosamia angulifera - Tulip-tree Silkmoth - Hodges#7765 - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

QWMom
QWMom 9 years ago

Thanks, Bill! I have updated the spotting accordingly! :)

Bill Reynolds
Bill Reynolds 9 years ago

For details, compare C. angulifera (http://bugguide.net/node/view/482) with H. cecropia (http://bugguide.net/node/view/4625)

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QWMom
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QWMom

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Sep 5, 2010
Submitted on Jan 31, 2013

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