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Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Saturniidae
Callosamia
Callosamia angulifera

Tulip-tree Silkmoth

Callosamia angulifera
Callosamia angulifera
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Summary

Callosamia angulifera, the tuliptree silkmoth or giant silkmoth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in North America from Massachusetts east through central New York, southern Ontario, and southern Michigan to central Illinois, south to the Florida panhandle and Mississippi. The wingspan is 80–110 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from June to August in the north and two generations with adults on wing from March to April and again in August in the south. The larvae feed on Liriodendron tulipifera. Adults do not feed.

Properties

Colors

brown
ivory
black
orange
gold

Size

80mm to 110mm (3.14" to 4.33")

Tulip-tree Silkmoth

Callosamia angulifera

Is Tulip-tree Silkmoth harmful?

There is no data about harmful of this species. Don't forget to be careful.

Sientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Callosamia