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Male

Male, body densely tangerine pubescent. Wing fuchsia. Center area of forewing transparent with a small white dot.

Female

Female, body densely yellow pubescent. Overall pinkish-purple, forewing exoloma pink, the rest parts orangish. Forewing with a small white dot in the middle.

license: CC-BY-2.0 author : Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren

Larva

Larva head capsule earthy yellow. Venter with 3 pairs of earthy yellow thoracic legs and 5 pairs of dark prolegs. Body densely tiny white dotted, with symmetrical red longitudinal stripes and small black acanthus.

license: CC-BY-SA-3.0 author : http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=3057063

Pink striped oakworm moth (Anisota virginiensis)

Photo By gaudettelaura , used under CC-BY-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Scientific Classification

Phylum

Arthropods

Class

Bugs

Order

Moths and butterflies

Family

Saturniids

Genus

Oakworms

Species

Pink striped oakworm moth

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