Moth Photographers Group – Lophocampa maculata

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930373 – 8214 Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841

Spotted Tussock Moth

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Synonymy:

maculata Harris, 1841 (Lophocampa) - MONA 1983: 8214

ssp. a. maculata Harris, 1841 (Lophocampa) - MONA 1983: 8214

fulvoflava (Walker, 1855) (Halesidota) (synonym of ssp. maculata)

guttifera (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) (Phegoptera) (synonym of ssp. maculata)

ssp. b. agassizii (Packard, 1864) (Halesidota)

alni (Edwards, 1877) (Halesidota) (synonym of ssp. agassizii)

angulifera (Walker, 1866) (Halesidota) (synonym of ssp. agassizii)

californica (Walker, 1865) (Halesidota) (synonym of ssp. agassizii)

eureka (Dyar, 1904) (Halisidota) (synonym of ssp. agassizii)

salicis (Boisduval, 1869) (Phoegoptera) (synonym of ssp. agassizii)

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