Key features

• Coloration: Body and wings orange to brown.  Middle of each wing has white marking and an irregular vertical line
• Shape:  Rounded wing tips, feathery antennae
• Wingspan: 8-11 cm
• Similar species: Female Promethea moth looks similar but is less likely to fly at night.

When and where to find them

• Flight period in our area: late June to August potentially
• Activity period: NOCTURNAL
• Host plant tree:  Tulip tree

Links to more photos of this species

Butterflies and Moths of North America Flickr pool

Bugwood Network images

Links to more information about this species

World’s Largest Saturniid Site

Sources
Tuskes, P.M., J.P. Tuttle, M.M. Collins. (1996) The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, NY.
Covell, C.V. (2005) A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History. Martinsville, VA.