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: Jul 15, 2023
Submitted by: gjkoppel
Region: Highland County, Ohio, United States
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Observation date: Jul 14, 2023
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Region: Highland County, Ohio, United States
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Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jun 27, 2024
Submitted by: Nelson Mostow
Region: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jun 29, 2024
Observation date: Jun 05, 2024
Submitted by: Linda Marie Finn
Region: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2024
Submitted by: TheRefuge
Region: Madison County, Virginia, United States
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Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Observation date: May 03, 2024
Submitted by: Lady4datruth
Region: Pickens County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: Jun 09, 2024
Observation date: May 19, 2024
Submitted by: Flipper1970
Region: Swain County, North Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Mar 16, 2024
Submitted by: WilKat
Region: Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States
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Observation date: Oct 13, 2023
Submitted by: Chip Gilbert
Region: Greenville County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Oct 18, 2023
Observation date: Aug 06, 2023
Submitted by: MayaBee73
Region: Johnson County, Tennessee, United States
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Verified date: Sep 13, 2023
Observation date: Jul 01, 2023
Submitted by: Jlongmire
Region: Kemper County, Mississippi, United States
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Observation date: Aug 13, 2010
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
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Observation date: Jul 12, 2023
Submitted by: butterfly_girly
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 26, 2023
Observation date: Jul 07, 2023
Submitted by: i love moths
Region: Tazewell County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jul 08, 2023
Observation date: May 20, 2023
Submitted by: snakeowl
Region: Winston County, Alabama, United States
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Observation date: Jun 20, 2023
Submitted by: CBA Honestly
Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
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Submitted by: comradeghost
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
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Region: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
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Submitted by: QuanPerdu
Region: Fannin County, Georgia, United States
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Verified date: May 27, 2023
Observation date: May 24, 2023
Submitted by: vmurphh
Region: Catawba County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: May 24, 2023
Observation date: May 17, 2023
Submitted by: annie85
Region: Jackson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 20, 2023
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