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dryocampa rubicunda wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 description 2 geographic range 3 habitat 4 home range and territoriality 5 behavior toggle behavior subsection 5 1 feeding 5 2 parental care 5 2 1 oviposition 5 3 social behavior 6 life cycle toggle life cycle subsection 6 1 eggs 6 2 caterpillar 6 3 pupa 6 4 adult 7 predators 8 mating 9 thermoregulation 10 references 11 external links toggle the table of contents dryocampa rubicunda 19 languages العربية مصرى беларуская català cebuano deutsch español euskara français italiano nederlands norsk bokmål polski română русский српски srpski svenska tiếng việt winaray edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikispecies wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia species of moth rosy maple moth scientific classification kingdom animalia phylum arthropoda clade pancrustacea class insecta order lepidoptera family saturniidae genus dryocampa species d rubicunda binomial name dryocampa rubicunda fabricius 1793 1 dryocampa rubicunda the rosy maple moth is a small north american moth in the family saturniidae also known as the great silk moths it was first described by johan christian fabricius in 1793 the species is known for its wooly body and pink and yellow coloration which varies from cream or white to bright pink or yellow 2 males have bushier antennae than females which allow them to sense female pheromones for mating 2 as the common name of the species implies the preferred host trees are maple trees adult females lay their yellow ovular eggs in groups of 10 to 40 on the underside of maple leaves 2 3 the emerging caterpillars also known as the greenstriped mapleworm mainly feed on the leaves of their host maple trees particularly red maple silver maple and sugar maple since the caterpillars eat the entire leaf blade in dense populations caterpillars have been known to defoliate trees resulting in aesthetic rather than permanent damage however like all other saturniid moths the adult moths do not eat 4 description edit rosy maple moths are the smallest of the silk moths the rosy maple moth is the smallest of the silk moths males have a wingspan of 3 2 to 4 4 centimeters 1 25 1 75 in females of 3 8 to 5 centimeters 1 5 2 in the species can be identified by their unique but varying pink and yellow coloration they have reddish to pink legs and antennae yellow bodies and hindwings and pink forewings with a triangular yellow band across the middle 2 geographic range edit the rosy maple moth lives across the eastern and northern united states and adjacent regions of canada their northernmost range includes the southern regions of canada including ontario quebec new brunswick nova scotia and prince edward island 2 their range extends south along the atlantic coast of north america to dade county florida and extends west from eastern texas through minnesota 5 habitat edit sugar maple the rosy maple moth can be found in temperate deciduous forests and nearby suburban areas and urban landscapes 2 6 their common name derives from the fact that they can primarily be found on maple trees including red maples acer rubrum sugar maples acer saccharum silver maples acer saccharinum and box elder maples acer negundo they can also be found on oak trees particularly turkey oaks quercus laevis especially when they are found dispersed among maple trees 2 7 home range and territoriality edit larvae hatch and live on the same tree through their development then pupate in the soil beneath the same tree the larvae primarily eat the underside of leaves therefore preferentially staying in that location of their home tree the adults do not eat so they can have a sizeable home range 2 behavior edit feeding edit the rosy maple moths preferentially lay their eggs on maple trees and sometimes nearby oak trees since the larvae remain on the same tree upon which they hatched most larvae feed on the underside of maple leaves or oak leaves in early instars the larvae feed together in groups but beginning in the third or fourth instar the caterpillars begin to feed individually 8 9 the larvae eat the entire leaf blade and are capable of consuming a few leaves each thus large populations of greenstriped mapleworms are capable of defoliating trees this damage is mostly harmless and the leaves will grow back 10 as with all saturniidae adult rosy maple moths do not feed 2 parental care edit oviposition edit female rosy maple moths lay their eggs one day after fertilization during those 24 hours the eggs are protected inside the body of the female besides this rosy maple moths exhibit little parental care as the female leaves after depositing her eggs females typically lay around 150 to 200 eggs in groups of 10 to 40 on the underside of leaves of maple trees and occasionally oak trees females typically only reproduce once but in southern regions they can lay eggs up to three times 2 9 egg laying typically occurs in the warmer months with a peak in july although precise timing depends on the region in northern regions one brood is laid between may and august further south two broods are laid between april and september in florida between march and october three broods are laid 2 life cycle of a rosy maple moth automeris io social behavior edit caterpillars live and feed in groups until the fourth instar when they become solitary adult rosy maple moths are mostly solitary besides during mating 2 life cycle edit individual rosy maple moths typically live for about two to nine months between hatching and adulthood the species undergoes five instars for moths with longer life spans much of this time is spent as a pupa over the winter months 2 eggs edit eggs are laid 24 hours after fertilization the eggs are ovular and about 1 4 mm in diameter with a thin smooth yellow shell 3 eggs hatch after about ten days to two weeks 2 7 after hatching a transparent egg shell is left behind 11 caterpillar edit greenstriped mapleworm rosy maple moth larvae are known as greenstriped mapleworms and they undergo five instars prior to adulthood during which their coloration and eating behavior changes in early instars the larvae have relatively large black heads and pale yellow green bodies with faint green stripes they have two large dark green to black tubercles on the second thoracic segment and three rows of smaller spines or setae on each side of their body 2 3 the larvae undergo their first molt around 6 11 days after hatching their second molt approximately 12 days after hatching and their third molt around 19 days post hatching 2 in the next instars the black head becomes smaller relative to the diameter of the body and the longitudinal stripes darken and become reddish 3 in later instars the head becomes yellow and in the final instar becomes bright red by the final instar the body is yellow green with longitudinal stripes that range from white to green to black 3 the two prominent horns on the second thoracic segment are accompanied by two rows of short spines found along both sides of the body 2 at maturity the caterpillars reach lengths of about 2 inches 12 until the fourth instar the larvae live and feed together but in their final two instars they are solitary 12 pupa edit after about a month full grown caterpillars crawl to the bottom of the host tree and pupate in shallow underground chambers the pupae are very dark elongated and have small spines the pupa ends in a small forked point 12 the pupal stage lasts at least two weeks and up to the whole winter 7 11 if the moths pupate over winter the majority of their lives are spent in the pupal stage 2 when the imago adult ecloses it has small wings which it has to pump full of fluid in order to expand them and allow for flight 12 rosy maple moth adult edit adult rosy maple moths are distinguishable by their bright pink and yellow color although exact coloration can vary significantly both sexes have a wingspan of 32 55 mm their bodies are woolly and typically yellow on the top and pink on the underside but can range to cream or white their legs and antennae are also pink the forewings can be yellow to white with varying amounts of pink along the edges the alba subspecies found in missouri is completely white or white with faint pink markings 2 predators edit the predators of the rosy maple moth and larvae mostly consist of birds including blue jays black capped chickadees and tufted titmice the bright coloration of the wings may serve as a defense mechanism to trick predators into thinking they are poisonous and not edible 2 mating edit rosy maple moths exhibit sexual dimorphism that is males and females have different appearances in the case of the rosy maple moth males have narrower and less rounded wings additionally while females have simple antennae males have bipectinate comb like on both sides antennae to sense females pheromones during mating 2 the moths become sexually mature at 2 to 9 months of age mating occurs at night when females release pheromones to attract males fertilization occurs internally and females lay their eggs 24 hours after mating the moths are polygynandrous females find a new male to mate with each time during breeding season when multiple broods are laid per season in warmer regions 2 thermoregulation edit adults become active in the warmer months of the year in a study that compared d rubicunda with actias luna the prevalence of the rosy maple moth was found to vary with changes in temperature with highest counts at the highest temperature perhaps due to the tropical origin of the subfamily ceratocampinae their small size preventing more effective body temperature control may also contribute to their preference for warm weather 13 adult moths are generally nocturnal preferentially flying throughout the first third of the night 12 references edit fabricius johan christian 1793 bombyx entomologia systematica emendata et aucta vol 3 part 1 copenhagen c g proft fil et soc p 429 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 dryocampa rubicunda rosy maple moth animal diversity web retrieved 2017 10 03 1 2 3 4 5 packard alpheus s 1893 the life histories of certain moths of the families ceratocampidœ hemileucidœ etc with notes on the armature of the larvœ proceedings of the american philosophical society 31 141 139 192 jstor 982828 attributes of dryocampa rubicunda butterflies and moths of north america retrieved 28 april 2014 rosy maple moth dryocampa rubicunda fabricius 1793 butterflies and moths of north america www butterfliesandmoths org retrieved 2017 10 03 d frank s e klingeman w a white s a fulcher 2013 03 01 biology injury and management of maple tree pests in nurseries and urban landscapes journal of integrated pest management 4 1 1 14 doi 10 1603 ipm12007 cite journal cs1 maint multiple names authors list link 1 2 3 service united states forest 1985 insects of eastern forests u s department of agriculture forest service greenstriped mapleworm dryocampa rubicunda f lepidoptera saturniidae nc state extension publications content ces ncsu edu retrieved 2017 10 03 1 2 tuskes paul m tuttle james p collins michael m 1996 the wild silk moths of north america a natural history of the saturniidae of the united states and canada cornell university press isbn 978 0801431302 auburn university entomology and plant pathology greenstriped mapleworm auburn university entomology and plant pathology retrieved 2017 10 03 1 2 wilson louis f august 1971 the green striped mapleworm forest insect disease u s department of agriculture forest service archived from the original on 2016 08 15 1 2 3 4 5 fullard james h napoleone nadia 2001 diel flight periodicity and the evolution of auditory defences in the macrolepidoptera pdf animal behaviour 62 2 349 368 doi 10 1006 anbe 2001 1753 s2cid 53182157 archived from the original pdf on 15 june 2007 bailey michael j 2007 effect of temperature variables on ultraviolet trap catches of actais luna and dryocampa rubicund saturniidae in wayne national forest ohio pdf journal of the lepidopterists society 61 21 27 archived from the original pdf on 2019 05 11 external links edit media related to dryocampa rubicunda at wikimedia commons data related to dryocampa rubicunda at wikispecies taxon identifiers dryocampa rubicunda wikidata q137502 wikispecies dryocampa 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