Tulip-tree Silkmoth

Callosamia angulifera

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Molino, Florida

Cornelia, Georgia

Machesney Park, Illinois

Fallston, Maryland

Old Fort, North Carolina

Chardon, Ohio

Glouster, Ohio

Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Corning, OH (Zone 6a) | January 2007 | Positive
This moth closely resembles the Promethea but it is slightly larger.

The host plant is Tulip-tree but the larvae can also be reared on black cherry and sassafras.

Normally 2 broods in the south and one brood in the north.
Both sexes are active at night and come to the lights.

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Wasp Fly
(Sicus ferrugineus)
Variable Oystercatcher
(Haematopus unicolor)