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Orange-tipped Oakworm moth
Anisota senatoria
35.9269, -79.0386
Field Notes
Description:
Females can be twice as large as males. Upperside of female is yellow-orange to yellow-brown; forewing has a white cell spot and varying amounts of scattered black specks. Upperside of male is reddish orange to brownish orange; forewing is narrow with a small white cell spot and a small whitish translucent patch.
Habitat:
Deciduous forests of Southern Maine west across the Great Lakes region to central Minnesota; south to central Georgia, central Alabama, central Mississippi, Louisiana, and east Texas.
Notes:
Found on a crepe myrtle tree
Reference Links:
Anisota senatoria - Orange-tipped Oakworm
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2012
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