Tuliptree Silkmoth and Rosy Maple Moth

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Subject: Promethea, or Tulip Tree moth?
Location: Central North Carolina
June 7, 2015 5:18 am
Hi! I found these guys hanging out on my front window this morning. I know the one is a Rosy Maple moth, but I’m not sure about the other. I’ve been browsing photos of Promethea and Tulip Tree moths, but I can’t figure out how to tell them apart. What is she?
Signature: April

Tuliptree Silkmoth (right) and Rosy Maple Moth
Tuliptree Silkmoth (right) and Rosy Maple
Moth

Hi April,
Both the Promethea Moth and the Tuliptree Silkmoth are in the same genus, so they look similar, but we believe this is a female Tuliptree Silkmoth which is pictured on BugGuide.

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