COURTESY OF DUKE UNIV. oa FOREST. 
FIGURE 109.—Adult of the pink-striped oakworm, Anisota virginiensis. 
most likely to occur in the South. The moth (fig. 110A) hasva 
woolly body and a wingspan of 37 to 50 mm. The body is yellow 
on top and rose-pink beneath. The forewing is rose-pink on the 
inner and outer borders with a yellow band between. The hind- 
wings are either pure yellow, or yellow with rose-pink streaks. 
Full-grown larvae ( fig. 110B), have cherry-red heads, pale yel- 
low-green bodies and are about 87 mm. long. The body also has 
seven dark green or nearly black lines running its entire length, 
two prominent, slender horns on the second thoracic segment, 
two rows of short spines on each side of the body, and four larger 
spines on the terminal abdominal segments. 
There are one and two generations per year in the North and 
South, respectively. Eggs are laid on the undersides of leaves 
F-500801, 500799 
FIGURE 110.—The green-striped mapleworm, 
Anisota rubicunda: A, adult; B, larva. 
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