by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Moths Page | Jeff's Nature Pages
Common in eastern North America.![]() |
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. |
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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.
Created on ... May 27, 2008 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com