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Pine Devil Moth

Citheronia sepulcralis

Description:

Late afternoon spotting. Large, sturdy-looking moth, 2 inches long resting on a cinder block wall. BugGuide notes that this moth does not make a cocoon. Females lay eggs singly or in groups of 2-3 at base of pine needles. Caterpillar pupates in burrows in loose soil, and pupa overwinters in soil.

Notes:

Another spotting:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/587...

Moth Photographers Group at MSU:
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.ed...

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2 Comments

suzmonk
suzmonk 9 years ago

Thanks, Jacob. I think this spotting is when I began to understand how different two individuals of the same species could appear. I had seen another Pine Devil the week before, but it was smaller all over ... this one looks like a linebacker.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 9 years ago

WOW! You are getting some good ones!

suzmonk
Spotted by
suzmonk

Scooba, Mississippi, USA

Spotted on Aug 11, 2014
Submitted on Aug 16, 2014

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