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Dryocampa rubicunda, the rosy maple moth, is a small North American moth in the family Saturniidae, also known as the great silk moths. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. The species is known for its wooly body and pink and yellow coloration, which varies from cream or white to bright pink or yellow. [ 2 ]
This is a list of butterflies and moths—species of the order Lepidoptera—found in the U.S ... Rosy maple moth, Dryocampa rubicunda; Honey locust moth ...
Hyalophora cecropia, the cecropia moth, is North America's largest native moth. [1] It is a member of the family Saturniidae , or giant silk moths. Females have been documented with a wingspan of five to seven inches (13 to 18 cm) or more.
The rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) also lays its eggs on the leaves of maple trees, including Acer negundo. The larvae feed on the leaves, and in very dense populations can cause defoliation. [25] Small galls are formed on the leaves by a bladder mite, Aceria negundi.
Several Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) utilize the leaves as food, including larvae of the rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda); see List of Lepidoptera that feed on maples. Due to A. rubrum ' s very wide range, there is significant variation in hardiness, size, form, time of flushing, onset of dormancy, and other traits. Generally ...
1 Description. 2 Range. 3 Habitat. 4 Ecology. 5 Etymology. 6 Taxonomy. ... commonly known as the red maple borer or the maple clearwing moth, [1] ...
Coenophila subrosea, the rosy marsh moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.The species was first described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. It is found from southern Great Britain, Italy and France, through central Europe north to Scandinavia, east to Russia, from Siberia to the Amur region, Ussuri and Sakhalin, south to northern China, east to Korea and northern Japan.
This article is a list of lists of some of the 160,000 species of Lepidoptera that are commonly known as moths. By region. Lists of Lepidoptera by region;