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Lophocampa caryae, the hickory tiger moth, hickory tussock moth, or hickory halisidota, is a moth in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species is widely distributed in the eastern half of North America . [ 1 ]
Orgyia leucostigma, the white-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, extending as far west as Texas , California , and Alberta .
In the larvae of some species, hairs are gathered in dense tufts along the back and this gives them the common name of tussocks or tussock moths. Lymantria means "destroyer", and several species are important defoliators of forest trees, including the spongy moth Lymantria dispar , the Douglas-fir tussock moth Orgyia pseudotsugata, and the nun ...
This tussock moth caterpillar was photographed by Trudy Cass at Sea Pines Forest Preserve. These hairy looking insects are called tussock moth caterpillars and they tend to raid the Lowcountry ...
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841 – spotted tussock moth; Lophocampa margona (Schaus, 1896) Lophocampa maroniensis (Schaus, 1905) Lophocampa mixta (Neumoegen, 1882) Lophocampa modesta Kirby, 1892; Lophocampa montana (Schaus, 1911) Lophocampa neibaensis Vincent, 2005; Lophocampa nimbifacta (Dyar, 1912) Lophocampa niveigutta (Walker, 1856 ...
Orgyia is a genus of tussock moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Ochsenheimer in 1810. The genus was described by Ochsenheimer in 1810. The species are cosmopolitan , except for the Neotropical realm .
This tussock moth caterpillar was photographed by Trudy Cass at Sea Pines Forest Preserve. These hairy looking insects are called tussock moth caterpillars and they tend to raid the Lowcountry ...
Hickory is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species. These include: Luna moth (Actias luna) Brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) Coleophora case-bearers, C. laticornella and C. ostryae; Regal moths (Citheronia regalis), whose caterpillars are known as hickory horn-devils; Walnut sphinx (Amorpha juglandis)