Adults emerge once a year to mate, in mid-June to mid-July.
Mating occurs in the middle of the day, and females lay eggs late in the day.
As with all of Saturniidae, the adults do not feed.
Their mouthparts have been reduced.

Females are stout bodied, yellow orange with a silver-white spot and faint black line across the forewing.
There is also a line across the hindwing.
Males are much smaller, and red brownish, but also have the white spot and pale lines.
Both are speckled with black spots.
Wingspan 3–5 cm.
Adults emerge once a year to mate, in mid-June to mid-July. Mating occurs in the middle of the day, and females lay eggs late in the day. As with all of Saturniidae, the adults do not feed. Their mouthparts have been reduced.
Females are stout bodied, yellow orange with a silver-white spot and faint black line across the forewing. There is also a line across the hindwing. Males are much smaller, and red brownish, but also have the white spot and pale lines. Both are speckled with black spots. Wingspan 3–5 cm.
Anisota senatoria