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Erebidae 930373 – 8214   Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841              Spotted Tussock Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841 • Halesidota fulvoflava Walker, 1855 • Phegoptera guttifera Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 • Halesidota agassizii Packard, 1864 • Halesidota alni Edwards, 1877 • Halesidota angulifera Walker, 1866 • Halesidota californica Walker, 1865 • Halisidota eureka Dyar, 1904 • Phoegoptera salicis Boisduval, 1869 • Halisidota texana Rothschild, 1909

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

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