Kebnat
INSECTS

Spotted Apatelodes Moth

Apatelodes torrefacta

Insects
Native
Spotted Apatelodes Moth, photo 1 of 5
Spotted Apatelodes Moth, Caterpillar
Spotted Apatelodes Moth, Male
32–42 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Apatelodidae with a wingspan of 32–42 mm. Feeds on plants.

What the caterpillar eats

American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana
Allegheny blackberryRubus allegheniensis
Black cherryPrunus serotina
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
European plumPrunus domestica
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Gray alderAlnus incana
Hazel alderAlnus serrulata
TOXIC
Greater burdockArctium lappa
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica

Similar species

American DaggerAcronicta americana
Hickory Tussock MothLophocampa caryae
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginica
Walnut SphinxAmorpha juglandis
Laugher MothCharadra deridens
Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellaris
Cottonwood DaggerAcronicta lepusculina
Delicate Cycnia MothCycnia tenera
Twin-spotted SphinxSmerinthus jamaicensis
Definite Tussock MothOrgyia definita
White-marked Tussock MothOrgyia leucostigma
Hackberry DaggerAcronicta rubricoma