The red maple is a wide-ranging native tree in the Eastern half of the United States. In Maryland, red maples flower between ...
As their name implies, rosy maple moths often use maple trees as host plants. Their caterpillars can be so numerous and voracious that they sometimes strip away the leaves on a tree.
The Dryocampa genus of rosy maple moths resembles something Roald Dahl might paint if he were inspired by a fever dream.