Dryocampa rubicunda

Dryocampa rubicunda, more commonly known as the rosy maple moth, is a small silk moth in the Saturniidae family. Identified by its bright pink and yellow coloring, the rosy maple moth can be found near its host trees throughout North America.

Rosy Maple Moth

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Saturniidae
Genus: Dryocampa
Species: D. rubicunda [1]

Habitat and Range

The rosy maple moth is native to North America. Their range extends from southern Canada down the eastern coast to Florida and as far west as Michigan down to Texas. As its name would suggest, this moth prefers a variety of maple trees (sugar maple, red maple, silver maple and box elder maple) and turkey oak trees. It can be found in suburban areas where its host trees exist [3].

References

[1] "Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) - Jungle Dragon." https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/1395/rosy_maple_moth.html

[2] "Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)." https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Rosy-Maple-Moth

[3] "Dryocampa rubicunda (rosy maple moth)." https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Dryocampa_rubicunda/

[4] "Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicnda)." https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/rosy-maple-moth-dryocampa-rubicunda/

[5] "Rosy Maple Moth Facts." https://factanimal.com/rosy-maple-moth/