Rosy Maple Moth (Dryacampa rubicunda)

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Common in eastern North America.
Rosy Maple Moth (Dryacampa rubicunda) Rosy Maple Moth (Dryacampa rubicunda)
Shinleaf Recreation Area, Falls Lake, Wake Co., NC
26 May 2008

Found on wall under outside bathroom light in campground.

Rosy Maple Moth (Dryacampa rubicunda)

Rosy Maple Moth caterpillar(Dryacampa rubicunda) Rosy Maple Moth caterpillar (Dryacampa rubicunda)
Set Chutes, Quebec
6 Aug 2005

Also known as the Green-striped Mapleworm, the caterpillars feed on maples and oaks.


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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