Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera)

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Statewide and common in North Carolina.
Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera)
Durham Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
9 July 2022

Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera)
Island Creek, Croatan NF, Jones Co., NC
12 Aug 2016
Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera)
Island Creek, Croatan NF, Jones Co., NC
12 Aug 2016

Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera) Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera)
Buncombe Co., NC
8 July 2006

Note the "T" markings in the middle of all 4 wings.

Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera) Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera)
Buncombe Co., NC
8 July 2006


Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera) Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera)
Buncombe Co., NC
25 May 2004

Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera) Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera)
Buncombe Co., NC
25 May 2004


Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera) caterpillar
Tuliptree Moth caterpillar (Callosamia angulifera)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
15 Sep 2012

Tuliptree Moth (Callosamia angulifera) caterpillar
Tuliptree Moth caterpillar (Callosamia angulifera)
Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC
15 Sep 2012


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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