Habitat ⁵

Deciduous forest.

Life cycle ⁶

The larvae are green-yellow with reddish highlights, mimicking the leaf petioles and twigs of maples. The pupa overwinters (Wagner et al. 2001).

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Ilona L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/14379121@N03/10982496686/
2. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files1/JV/300/JV6884.jpg
3. (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
4. (c) Kyle Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kyle Jones
5. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31887595
6. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31887596

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Maryland Moths
• Mass Moths
• Moth Photographers Group
• Moths of North Carolina
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0

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