description Tuliptree silkmoth Overview
The tuliptree silkmoth, Callosamia angulifera, is a large saturniid moth native to eastern North America. Adults have brown wings marked with pale crescent-shaped spots and angled bands, while females are generally larger than males. The caterpillars feed primarily on tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, and the adult moths do not feed, relying on energy stored during the larval stage for reproduction.
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What is the scientific name of the tuliptree silkmoth?
The scientific name for the tuliptree silkmoth is *Callosamia angulifera*. It is a large saturniid moth native to the deciduous forests of eastern North America.
What do tuliptree silkmoth caterpillars eat?
The caterpillars feed primarily on tulip trees, also known as yellow poplars, which gives the moth its common name. They will also occasionally consume the leaves of sassafras and sweetgum trees.
What does the adult tuliptree silkmoth look like?
Adult moths have brown wings that are marked with pale crescent-shaped spots and angled bands. As is common with saturniids, the females are generally larger than the males, though both are stout and fuzzy.
Do adult tuliptree silkmoths eat?
No, like most other giant silk moths in the family Saturniidae, adult *Callosamia angulifera* do not have functional mouthparts. They live entirely off the fat reserves they accumulated during their larval stage, surviving only long enough to mate and lay eggs.
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