Tulip Tree Silkmoth

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34.6922, -84.4875

Field Notes

Description:

The wingspan is 80–110 mm. The larvae feed on Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Adults do not feed.

Habitat:

It is found from Massachusetts east through central New York, southern Ontario, and southern Michigan to central Illinois, south to the Florida panhandle and Mississippi.

Notes:

Spotted on exterior wall of local business in Ellijay, GA

Reference Links:

Tulip Tree Silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera) - Information on Tulip Tree Silkmoth, Callosamia angulifera, Species Callosamia angulifera - Tulip-tree Silkmoth - Hodges#7765 - BugGuide.Net