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Yellowstriped Oakworm
Anisota peigleri
33.9938, -84.459
Field Notes
Description:
This black and yellow caterpillar will become a reddish-orange day-flying moth. The larvae mainly feed on various oak species. My kids found this caterpillar on the ground, likely seeking out a place to pupate as it is late in the season and fully-grown caterpillars pupate and overwinter in shallow underground chambers.
Habitat:
Found from south-eastern Kentucky, south-western Virginia, eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina south through western South Carolina and central Georgia into north-central Florida.
Notes:
Spotted on the ground of a suburban yard in Marietta, GA
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 12, 2014
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