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

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/