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Ceratocampinae
Anisota senatoria |
Hemileucinae |
Saturniinae: Attacini
Callosamia angulifera |
Saturniinae: Saturniini |
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Anisota stigma fly from mid June to early August.
Anisota virginiensis fly in July. (Jesse Donovan)
Dryocampa rubicunda fly in May, probably subsequent broods.
Eacles imperialis fly from early July to end of July-early August. (Jesse Donovan)
Automeris io fly from early June to mid August.
Hemileuca maia fly from mid July to mid October.
Callosamia angulifera fly from mid to late July.
Callosamia promethea fly from mid May until mid August; second brood in southern counties.
Hyalophora cecropia fly from mid May to early August.
Actias luna fly from mid April probably until end of June; there is a second brood, starting in late July-August, and sometimes a partial third brood.
Antheraea polyphemus flies from mid May (mid April, Salem Co., courtesy of Jesse Donovan) until early July; a second brood flies in late July or early August; occasionally there is a partial third brood.
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Callosamia angulifera fresh female, taken at lights, July 17, 2007,
Sussex County, New Jersey, courtesy of Joe Garris.
Usually female Saturniidae do not fly until after they have paired, so I suspect this one was very close to the light source.
Callosamia angulifera male, taken at lights, July 17, 2007,
Sussex County, New Jersey, courtesy of Joe Garris.