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Erebidae
930373 – 8214   Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841
             Spotted Tussock Moth
© Dick Wilson - DNA© Dick Wilson - DNA
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • maculata Harris 1841 (Lophocampa) - MONA 1983: 8214
  • ssp. a. maculata Harris 1841 (Lophocampa) - MONA 1983: 8214
  • fulvoflava Walker 1855 (Halesidota)
  • guttifera Herrich-Schäffer 1855 (Phegoptera)
  • ssp. b. agassizii Packard 1864 (Halesidota)
  • alni Edwards 1877 (Halesidota)
  • angulifera Walker 1866 (Halesidota)
  • californica Walker 1865 (Halesidota)
  • eureka Dyar 1904 (Halisidota)
  • salicis Boisduval 1869 (Phoegoptera)
  • ssp. c. texana Rothschild 1909 (Halisidota)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 48.20f; p. 273. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
    © John Davis
    Lophocampa maculata
    © Nolie Schneider
    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
    © Lynette Schimming LG

    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
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    Lophocampa maculata
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