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Tulip-tree Silkmoth

Callosamia angulifera

Photo by musicalsky
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Field Notes

Description:

We found this moth on the grass with a broken wing.

Habitat:

Woods and edges, fields

Species ID Suggestions

Tuliptree Silk Moth (female)

Callosamia angulifera

Reference Link
Bill Reynolds
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Promethea silkmoth

Callosamia promethea

Reference Link
LuckyLogan
2

Comments (2)
Bill Reynolds
Similar to promethea Compare all three species in this Genus here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/291
LuckyLogan
I believe you have the wrong common/scientific names. Great Spangled Fritillary is a butterfly and this is a moth. Just a heads up.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2013

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