Common Name: Eastern tent caterpillar moth Scientific Name: Malacosoma americana Season: One generation, with caterpillars appearing first in April into late May, and adults by June. Food: Caterpillars feed primarily …
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Common Name: Skiff moth Scientific Name: Prolimacodes badia Season: One generation, with adults from May to June and caterpillars by July. Food: Caterpillars feed on a variety of woody plants, …
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Common Name: Evening primrose flower moth Scientific Name: Schinia florida Season: One generation a year, with caterpillars from late July into September. Adults are present by June. Food: Evening primrose …
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Common Name: Small-eyed sphinx Scientific Name: Paonias myops Season: Two generations in New England, with adults by April and again in July; caterpillars by May and again in August. Food: …
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Common Name: Cecropia moth, Robin moth Scientific Name: Hyalophora cecropia Season: One generation a year in New England, with adults flying late May into June, and caterpillars from June into …
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Common Name: Rose hooktip Scientific Name: Oreta rosea Season: Two generations a year, with adults flying from late spring into June, and again in late summer into September. Caterpillars appear …
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Common Name: Hag moth Scientific Name: Phobetron pitchecium Season: Adult, May-Oct.; caterpillar, July-Oct. Food: Many woody plants, including apple, ash, cherry, chestnut, dogwood, hickory, oak, persimmon, walnut, and willow. Ecology: …
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Common Name: Green Leuconycta Scientific Name: Leuconycta diphtheroids Season: Two generations, with caterpillars in June and August, and adults in late June. Food: Goldenrods and other asters. Ecology: A common …
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Common Name: Greater grapevine looper Scientific Name: Eulithis gracilineata Season: Two generations, with caterpillars by June and adults in July. Food: Grape and Virginia creeper. Ecology: Many caterpillars feed at …
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Common Name: Forest tent caterpillar Scientific Name: Malacosoma disstria Season: One generation per year, with caterpillars in late spring to early summer, and adults soon after. Food: Alder, basswood, birches, …