| Moths of North Dakota |
Arctiidae: Arctiinae: Phaegopterini |
Lophocampa maculata (Harris 1841)
| Common name: Spotted tussock moth.
Hodges #: 8214. Identification: Rfw 20.1 mm, fw transverse shades of yellow and brown; thoracic vestiture of long hair-scales.. Similar species: 8129, 8211, 8203, 9449, 9450. Distribution: southern Canada, western U.S., eastward across Canada and northern U.S. to Atlantic, southward in Appalachians to SC and KY, (Canadian and Transition zones). Hosts: larvae have been reported from a variety of deciduous trees: Acer-- maple, Betula-- birch, Populus-- poplar, cottonwood, Quercus-- oaks, Salix-- willow, Tilia-- basswood.
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MN, Polk Co., Agassiz Dunes SNA. T147N, R44W Sec. 19. Hg/UV lt. 11- VI- 1998. coll. G. Fauske.
MN, Hubbard Co., pic. John Weber. |
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