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Saturniidae
890022 – 7715   Dryocampa rubicunda (Fabricius, 1793)
             Rosy Maple Moth
© Patrick Coin © Bob Patterson
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • rubicunda Fabricius 1793 (Bombyx) - MONA 1983: 7715
  • alba Grote 1874 (Dryocampa)
  • pallida Bowles 1875 (Dryocampa)
  • roseilinea Schaus 1920 (Adelocephala)
  • semialba Schüssler 1936 (Dryocampa)
  • sperryae Bower 1942 (Anisota)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • 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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