Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (Princeton Field Guides) by David L. Wagner

Author:David L. Wagner [Wagner, David L.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Princeton University Press - A
Published: 2005-07-25T04:00:00+00:00

OCCURRENCE Barrens, woodlands, oak forests from Missouri to Maine south to Florida and Louisiana. One generation with mature caterpillars from May to August.

COMMON FOODPLANTS Oaks, especially scrub oak northward (but see Remarks).

REMARKS Although Hemileuca females are selective about the plant species that they choose for the deposition of their egg rings, after the third instar the caterpillars frequently wander onto and consume a variety of other woody plants. Stings that I received on the back of my hand from a Buck Moth caterpillar were visible 10 days later—each spot where a spine had discharged its poison resulted in a small hemorrhage. Eastern Hemileuca normally overwinter as an egg (ring). Additionally, Buck Moth pupae may overwinter for more than a single season.

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