The Rosy Maple Moth is a pink-colored moth with yellow fluff on its torso and yellow splotches on its wings. Dryocampa rubicunda --- "Rosy maple moth" Actias dubernardi --- "Chinese moon moth" Antheraea polyphemus --- "Polyphemus moth" The aim of this website is to provide information about many species of moths and butterflies around the world, with a slight focus on rearing them in captivity. In order to get this morph, you'll have to find the code during the Goodbye 713Mya Event. The moth's wings range from purple to pink and have a white or yellow band running across them. And some moth species are stunning -- like the rosy maple moth, which went viral on Twitter when Rebecca Lavoie posted a photo of one lounging on her deck. I expected a soft stuffed moth, which it is, but it's so much more. When I set it in my lap and pet it's antennae, it feels like I'm petting a fat squishy cat. The Rosy Maple moth adults don't eat. Trivia Edit. This Colorful Rosy Maple Moth Is an Eye-Catching Garden Visitor Moths are generally pests and people try all ways to keep them away. The moth species is local to North America and they are characterized by (you guessed it) their beautiful rose and yellow colors. A photo of a spectacular-looking Rosy Maple Moth, was taken in the back garden of writer Rebecca Lavoie. Controlling pest problems works best with a multi-approach, integrated plan. I would like to suggest that this may not be the case. Dryocampa rubicunda, the rosy maple moth, is a small North American moth in the family Saturniidae, also known as the great silk moths.It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. So even though they are strikingly beautiful, if you do decide to breed and have them as a pet, they might still pose as potential pest problem to be taken care of with a moth control treatment by professionals . Their larvae, called Green-striped Mapleworms, can occasionally become pests in the garden. The species is known for its wooly body and pink and yellow coloration, which varies from cream or white to bright pink or yellow. Southern parts of Canada are at the very edge of the moth's general range, so opportunities to see them north of the border don't necessarily come too often. The moth that Rebecca came across outside her house is a rosy maple moth (sometimes called a Cosmoth) and for those bug nerds that like Latin—Dryocampa rubicunda. This rosy maple moth is better than I expected. This moth has similar pink and yellow coloring and the aerodynamic shape of the winged maple fruit that famously spins when airborne. The rosy maple moth typically lives anywhere from two to nine months, the Weather Network says, and much of that time is spent as a pupa during … While a source I consulted stated that “for each new brood, rosy maple moth females find a … A cultural control approach entails making a “low stress”, happy home for your preferred guests, and an unwelcoming site for pesky pests. More marvellous moth stories . It's fuzzy, and smooth and a perfect fat little bean. It also sports a zig-zag mouth and yellow antennas. Moths are more useful than we thought! The colors of the Rosy Maple Moth make it easy to spot on a maple tree, unless that tree is starting to fruit. How to get Edit. In today’s post, I inferred that further south a female Rosy Maple Moth mated more than once in a given summer. Rosy maple moths evolve from the green striped maple worm which can often be found munching on, you guessed it, maple tree leaves. If you have seen this moth around your maple and want to curtail the next generation, it’s not too late to intervene. This moth is the first moth morph to be added in the game. However, people who have not seen the rosy maple moth, going with the scientific name as Dryocampa Rubicunda, will surely be taken in for a pleasant surprise by looking at these photos of the lovely moth. How Canadian of them.