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Saturniidae
890022 – 7715   Dryocampa rubicunda (Fabricius, 1793)
             Rosy Maple Moth
© Patrick Coin © Bob Patterson
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Bombyx rubicunda Fabricius, 1793
Dryocampa alba Grote, 1874
Dryocampa pallida Bowles, 1875
Adelocephala roseilinea Schaus, 1920
Dryocampa semialba Schüssler, 1936
Anisota sperryae Bower, 1942
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Ferguson, D. C., 1971. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a: p. 57; pl. 1.7-15, 2.5-11. order or free PDF
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Species Page at Block Island Moths
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Bob Patterson
Dryocampa rubicunda
© John Himmelman
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Jim McClarin
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Tim Dyson
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Tim Dyson
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Darryl Searcy
Dryocampa rubicunda
© David Silsbee
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Ken Childs
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Carol Wolf
Dryocampa rubicunda
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Dryocampa rubicunda
40mm – © Jim Vargo
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Troy Bartlett LG

Dryocampa rubicunda
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer rubrum
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer rubrum
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Canadian National Collection LG

Dryocampa rubicunda
© Martha Reinhardt

Dryocampa rubicunda
© Martha Reinhardt

Dryocampa rubicunda
© Sasha Azevedo

Dryocampa rubicunda
© Stan Malcom
pupa, shed skin
Dryocampa rubicunda
© Roxanne Bertrand (Quebec.ca) LG
on Acer saccharum

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