Saturniidae of New York

The following Saturniidae are found in New York. They are grouped into respective subfamilies and tribes.

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Ceratocampinae Anisota senatoria Anisota stigma Anisota virginiensis Citheronia regalis Citheronia sepulcralis Dryocampa rubicunda Eacles imperialis Eacles i. pini Sphingicampa bicolor

Hemileucinae Automeris io Hemileuca maia Hemileuca nevadensis

Saturniinae: Attacini Callosamia angulifera Callosamia promethea Hyalophora cecropia Hyalophora columbia Samia cynthia

Saturniinae: Saturniini Actias luna Antheraea polyphemus

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Anisota stigma fly from mid June to early August.

Eacles imperialis fly from mid July to end of July.

Automeris io fly from early June to mid August.

Hemileuca maia fly from mid July to mid October.

Callosamia angulifera fly from mid to late July.

Callosamia promethea fly from mid May until mid August; possible second brood.

Hyalophora cecropia fly from mid May to early August.

Actias luna fly from mid May probably until end of June; there is at least a partial second brood, starting in July.

Antheraea polyphemus flies from late May until early July; there may be a partial second brood in late July or early August in southern regions.

I suspect Hyalophora columbia fly in northern regions (confirmed by Lydia Wright for Paul Smiths in the Adirondacks), and Eacles imperialis pini probably fly in northwestern regions (confirmed by Ralph Clark for Peru and Port Kent, N.Y..

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