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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Attacini » Callosamia » Tulip-tree Silkmoth - Hodges#7765 (Callosamia angulifera)
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Unknown Moth - Callosamia angulifera
Copyright © 2011 pwamsley

Unknown Moth - Callosamia angulifera
Appalachian Trail, near Snickers Gap, Clarke County, Virginia, USA
June 4, 2011
Size: wingspan was about 6"

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Unknown Moth - Callosamia angulifera Unknown Moth - Callosamia angulifera Unknown Moth - Callosamia angulifera
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Contributed by pwamsley on 4 June, 2011 - 8:18pm
Last updated 4 June, 2011 - 10:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 4 June, 2011 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

Saturniidae
Female Tulip Tree Silkmoth, Callosamia angulifera.
… Ryan St Laurent, 4 June, 2011 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Someone else suggested that i
Someone else suggested that it could be a female promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea). What is the best way to identify these insects? Are particular wing markings distinctive to each species?
… pwamsley, 5 June, 2011 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

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