Rosy maple moth
Dryocampa rubicunda (Fabricius, 1793)
Family: Saturniidae
Subfamily: Ceratocampinae
Identification: Extremely variable in color. Upperside of wing is yellow to cream to white with pink at the margins and bases of the wings. The amount of pink can vary from covering most of the wing to being absent altogether. Form alba occurs in Missouri and is all white or white with some pink markings.
Wing Span: 1 5/16 - 2 1/16 inches (3.4 - 5.2 cm).
Life History: Adults emerge in the late afternoon and mate in the late evening. Females begin laying eggs at dusk the next day in groups of 10-30 on leaves of the host plant. Eggs hatch in about 2 weeks and feed gregariously when young. Older caterpillars feed alone. Fully-grown caterpillars pupate and overwinter in shallow underground chambers.
Flight: One brood in the north from May-August,two broods in the south from April-September, possibly three broods in the Deep South and Florida from March-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Maple trees including red maple (Acer rubrum), sugar maple (A. saccharum), and silver maple (A. saccharinum); and oak trees including turkey oak (Quercus laevis).
Adult Food: Adults do not feed.
Habitat: Deciduous forests.
Range: Nova Scotia west through Quebec to Ontario and Minnesota; south to Dade County, Florida, the Gulf Coast, and east Texas.
Conservation: Caterpillars can become pests by defoliating trees during occasional population explosions.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: None reported.
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Observation date: Aug 24, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
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Region: Dorchester County, Maryland, United States
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Region: Oxford County, Maine, United States
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Region: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2022
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Region: Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jul 27, 2022
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Submitted by: pcmassaro
Region: Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jul 27, 2022
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Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 24, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2022
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 24, 2022
Observation date: Jun 28, 2022
Submitted by: InsectsatSmith
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
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Submitted by: donnatella12
Region: Clinton County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
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Observation date: May 19, 2021
Submitted by: Sue Bocchicchio
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 12, 2022
Observation date: Jul 10, 2022
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 11, 2022
Observation date: Jul 10, 2022
Submitted by: ELehne
Region: Sussex County, Delaware, United States
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Verified date: Jul 10, 2022
Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: Joseph Schwartz
Region: Chautauqua County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 08, 2022
Observation date: Jun 23, 2022
Submitted by: Kristylardomita
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
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Verified date: Jul 04, 2022
Observation date: Jun 24, 2022
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2022
Submitted by: tjunderwood
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jul 02, 2022
Observation date: Jun 18, 2022
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
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Verified date: Jun 26, 2022
Observation date: Jun 23, 2022
Submitted by: Brokenmaple
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jun 23, 2022
Observation date: May 31, 2022
Submitted by: InsectsatSmith
Region: Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
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Verified date: Jun 16, 2022
Observation date: Jun 14, 2022
Submitted by: Monticello Moth
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Jun 15, 2022
Observation date: Jun 07, 2022
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2022
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