“What an absolute strawberry-banana milkshake of a moth.”
The magical, colorful insect is in fact real. Several other Twitter users even shared their own sightings. “I had one come visit me too, I named him Pink Lemonade,”What is a rosy maple moth, exactly?, are part of thefamily, or the great silk moths. Although they’ve been recorded as far north as Ontario, Canada, they primarily hang out along the East Coast, as far south as Florida. The population extends slightly west into Michigan, Indiana, Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska.
, their color actually varies. Their bodies range from bright yellow to cream or white, and although their wings are typically pink, some are rosier than others. In fact, a subspecies calledThe University of Michigan reports that the moths are mainly nocturnal and solitary, except when they mate, during which adults emerge in the late morning and early afternoon, which could explain why Lavoie saw two when she did.
Fun fact: Adult rosy maples don’t eat! Therefore they aren’t a threat to their ecosystem as predators, and they won’t chomp away at your landscaping. So if you happen to see one hanging out in your yard, know it can’t do any harm.
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