Black-waved Flannel Moth
Lagoa crispata (Packard, 1864)
Family: Megalopygidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Body and wings pale yellowish cream. Forewing costa has several sharp, wavy black lines with variable brownish shading beneath them. Hindwing unmarked.
Wing Span: 2.5-4 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Alder, apple, birches, blackberry, Myrica species, oaks, poplars, Prunus species, sassafras, willows, and other trees and shrubs.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: New Hampshire to Florida, west to Missouri and Louisiana.
Conservation: Common in most of range.
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Megalopyge crispata
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 163 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 11, 2020
Observation date: Jul 01, 2020
Submitted by: Jimmy Acorn
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 03, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 2020
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 01, 2020
Observation date: Jun 23, 2020
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Scott County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 26, 2020
Observation date: Jun 07, 2020
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 10, 2020
Observation date: Sep 26, 2010
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 10, 2019
Observation date: Aug 08, 2019
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 11, 2019
Observation date: Jul 12, 2019
Submitted by: Sheryl Johnson
Region: Scioto County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 20, 2019
Observation date: Jul 09, 2019
Submitted by: mellielong
Region: Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 10, 2019
Observation date: Jul 02, 2019
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2019
Observation date: Jun 11, 2019
Submitted by: Miya
Region: Ocean County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 02, 2019
Observation date: Jun 20, 2019
Submitted by: Nikol
Region: Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 24, 2019
Observation date: Sep 11, 2018
Submitted by: Ryan84
Region: Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 12, 2019
Observation date: Aug 16, 2018
Submitted by: shuttleguy
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 26, 2019
Observation date: Jun 19, 2018
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Virginia, United States, Washington County
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 10, 2018
Observation date: Sep 01, 2018
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 02, 2018
Observation date: Sep 01, 2018
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 02, 2018
Observation date: Jun 19, 2018
Submitted by: elopm
Region: Johnson County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Aug 17, 2018
Observation date: Jun 17, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2018
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 21, 2018
Observation date: Jun 24, 2018
Submitted by: Dollyfn87
Region: Calhoun County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2011
Submitted by: GoldenRose82
Region: Carter County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 30, 2018
Observation date: Sep 04, 2017
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 10, 2017
Observation date: May 21, 2017
Submitted by: PBlack
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 17, 2017
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