Tuliptree Silkmoth

(Located in Central Maryland)

Paraphrased from Wikipedia: "The Tuliptree Silkmoth or Giant Silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera) is North American, found from Massachusetts west through southern Ontario and southern Michigan, and south to Mississippi and the Florida panhandle. The wingspan is 80–110 mm (3 1/8 - 4 5/16 inches). There is one generation from June to August in the north and two generations from March to August in the south. The larvae feed on Tulip Poplar/Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera). Adults do not feed."