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Spotted Tussock Moth

Lophocampa maculata

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Erebidae

Lophocampa maculata, the Yellow-spotted tussock moth, mottled tiger or spotted halisidota, is a moth of the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. It is found across Canada, the western parts of the United States, south in the Appalachians to South Carolina and Kentucky.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 6,309Canada · 5,877France · 1