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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 .
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 ...
White-marked tussock moth caterpillars are about an inch to an inch and a half long. These caterpillars have four brush-like tufts on their backs, sometimes described having a likeness similar to ...
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 ...
The family includes the underwings ; litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, footman and wasp moths ; tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth (Gynaephora groenlandica); [1] fruit-piercing moths (Calpinae and others); micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths ; and zales, though many of these common names ...
The milkweed tussock moth (Euchaetes egle) is native to this area. Its range in the U.S. extends from Maine to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas. There can be two generations per summer, so ...
8211 – Lophocampa caryae, hickory tussock moth; 8212 – Lophocampa mixta; 8213 – Lophocampa pura; 8214 – Lophocampa maculata, spotted tussock moth; 8215 – Lophocampa indistincta; 8216 – Lophocampa annulosa, Santa Ana tussock moth; 8217 – Leucanopsis longa, long-streaked tussock moth; 8217.1 – Leucanopsis perdentata; 8217.2 ...