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Symmerista canicosta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Family
  
Notodontidae

Genus
  
Symmerista

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Symmerista canicosta

Similar
  
Symmerista, Symmerista leucitys, Butterflies and moths, Ellida caniplaga, Peridea angulosa

Symmerista canicosta, the red-humped oakworm moth, is a species of moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from southern Canada to North Carolina, South Carolina and Mississippi.

The wingspan is about 35 mm. There is one generation per year, although there might be two generations per year in the south.

The larvae feed on Fagus, Castanea and Quercus species. They are gregarious. They have a bright orange head and black, yellow, orange and white pinstriping. The body is yellowish. Full-grown larvae drop to the ground in late September and pupate between rolled leaves in the litter. Some may overwinter as prepupal larvae.

References

Symmerista canicosta Wikipedia