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INSECTS

Pink-striped Oakworm Moth

Anisota virginiensis

Insects
Native
Pink-striped Oakworm Moth, Adult
Pink-striped Oakworm Moth, Caterpillar
Pink-striped Oakworm Moth, Male
4.2–6.6 cmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Saturniidae with a wingspan of 4.2–6.6 cm. Lives in forests and in urban areas.

There are 136 observations of Pink-striped Oakworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and August and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord39
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean31
  3. Capitale-Nationale14
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  5. Mauricie11
  6. Outaouais11
  7. Lanaudière10
  8. Montérégie3
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  10. Laurentides2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

What the caterpillar eats

Bur oakQuercus macrocarpa
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
American chestnutCastanea dentata
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Pin oakQuercus palustris
English oakQuercus robur
American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
White oakQuercus alba
Alternate-leaf dogwoodCornus alternifolia
American beechFagus grandifolia
HackberryCeltis occidentalis

Similar species

Orange-tipped Oakworm MothAnisota senatoria
Io MothAutomeris io
Rosy Maple MothDryocampa rubicunda
Bronzed Cutworm MothNephelodes minians
White-dotted ProminentNadata gibbosa
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Forest Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma disstria
Spongy MothLymantria dispar