Bisected Honey Locust Moth Sphingicampa bisecta Lintner, 1879    Synonyms: Hodges #7712, Syssphinx bisecta.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Saturniidae   >   Genus Sphingicampa   

Status:

First state record found near Columbia, Maryland by Sue Muller in July 2017. This species is thought to be expanding its range north and east.

Relationships:

Bisected Honey Locust Moth caterpillars rely on Honey Locust and Kentucky Coffeetree as host plants.

There are 5 records in the project database.

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A Bisected Honey Locust Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2017). Photo by Richard Crook. (MBP list)

A Bisected Honey Locust Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/25/2017). This photograph represents the first state record of this species! Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

A Bisected Honey Locust Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/19/2017). Found by Sue Muller. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Bisected Honey Locust Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/16/2017). (c) richard crook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by rwcrook via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Bisected Honey Locust Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/6/2019). Determined by Ryan St. Laurent/BugGuide. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)


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