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Rosy Maple Moth - Hodges#7715 (Dryocampa rubicunda)
Photo#193289
Copyright © 2008
Charley Eiseman
Larvae eating red maple leaf -
Dryocampa rubicunda
Belchertown - Scarborough Brook Conservation Area, Massachusetts, USA
June 21, 2008
Size: 5 mm
Any ideas? The projections above the head seem distinctive.
Images of this individual:
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Contributed by
Charley Eiseman
on 22 June, 2008 - 6:57pm
Last updated 17 November, 2013 - 4:30pm
Moved
Moved from
Anisota
.
Charley, these are
Dryocampa rubicunda
larvae, first instar. The image that you reference does not depict
young
first instar
D. rubicunda
, you can see by the size of the head capsule proportional to the rest of the body. The very short scoli on the thoracic segment are traits seen in first instar
D. rubicunda
larvae.
Anisota sp.
(or at least those species found in New England) have longer scoli in the first instar.
Also, red maple is not a host, or if it is, an uncommon one, of
Anisota sp.
. Seeing as these are first instar larvae, the eggs were certainly oviposited on red maple, something that wouldn't be expected of a female
Anisota sp.
.
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Ryan St Laurent
, 17 November, 2013 - 4:30pm
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Thanks for the explanation
These were, in fact, right next to the eggshells from which they'd hatched.
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Charley Eiseman
, 18 November, 2013 - 7:58am
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Moved
Moved from
Rosy Maple Moth
.
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Charley Eiseman
, 8 September, 2013 - 8:45am
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Moved
Moved from
Anisota
.
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Ryan St Laurent
, 23 August, 2013 - 8:09pm
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How can you tell they're not Anisota?
And why don't they look anything like the 1st instar rosy maple moths I linked to below?
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Charley Eiseman
, 23 August, 2013 - 8:17pm
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Moved
Moved from
Butterflies and Moths
. Look more like Anisota, but we don't know how to choose among the species.
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john and jane balaban
, 21 December, 2008 - 5:06pm
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They sure do...
Looks like
A. oslari
,
A. senatoria
, and
A. virginiensis
all feed on maple. They certainly look like
senatoria
but maybe first instars of the others are similar.
Thanks!
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Charley Eiseman
, 21 December, 2008 - 5:24pm
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Dryocampa rubicunda- Rosy Map
Dryocampa rubicunda- Rosy Maple Moth larvae, 1st instar
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Ryan St Laurent
, 22 June, 2008 - 7:03pm
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Are you sure?
They don't look like these:
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Charley Eiseman
, 22 June, 2008 - 7:10pm
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