Spotted Tussock Moth

Lophocampa maculata

Spotted Tussock Moth (Lophocampa maculata)
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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. They are also found in Southeastern Alaska. Source

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In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 32 times across 6 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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