Identification
Fore wings white with variable number of brown markings. Hind wings and abdomen sulfur yellow. Thorax pure white or with dark brown stripes. Caterpillar is dark brown to black and has large bluish tubercles; it is marked by broken lengthwise stripes and covered with very short black hair.
(1)Range
Coastal plain: southeastern Virginia south to Florida, west to Texas
(2)Habitat
Rich, moist southern woodlands.
(1)Food
Larvae feed on a variety of plants, especially deciduous shrubs and trees: apple, ash, hackberry,
Remarks
This moth is the largest North American member of the genus.
(1)See Also
Haploa reversa--hindwing is white, not yellow
Print References
Covell, p. 63, plate 15 #19
(2)
Milne, p.789, plate 553
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