AKA: Spicebush Silkmoth
RANGE: New Brunswick to Forida, west to Texas, north to Manitoba
FOOD: larvae feed on leaves of apple, ash, basswood, birch, cherry, lilac, maple, sassafras, sipcebush, sweetgum, tulip-tree (1); also recorded on buttonbush, magnolia, and other trees
Note- adults do not feed
I'm back from a quick trip to the mountains. Lot's of
catching up to do. Hoping to make the rounds here and
see what I've missed. You can find the Smoky Mountain
National Park 2011 trip gallery @ GSMNP 2011.