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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 187 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 03, 2022
Submitted by: bknupp
Region: Page County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 13, 2023
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Observation date: Jun 25, 2022
Submitted by: bknupp
Region: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 13, 2023
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Observation date: Aug 18, 2016
Submitted by: fslider
Region: United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 05, 2023
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Observation date: Sep 14, 2022
Submitted by: Jamie Vincent
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 16, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 29, 2022
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 29, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 23, 2022
Submitted by: anibirdbrain
Region: Manatee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 24, 2022
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Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Mar 30, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 18, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 04, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 29, 2021
Submitted by: calvertm
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 30, 2022
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Observation date: Sep 18, 2021
Submitted by: Belinda.Degrell...
Region: Rowan County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jan 11, 2022
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Observation date: May 26, 2021
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 02, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2021
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 31, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 28, 2020
Submitted by: datilson
Region: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 16, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 07, 2021
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 29, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 11, 2021
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 12, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2021
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 05, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 17, 2021
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 26, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 29, 2020
Submitted by: BethWayman
Region: Bryan County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jun 24, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2020
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Scioto County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 15, 2010
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 07, 2021
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Observation date: Oct 04, 2020
Submitted by: inkville
Region: Augusta County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 26, 2020
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Observation date: Sep 10, 2020
Submitted by: SParkr
Region: Gilmer County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 17, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 22, 2020
Submitted by: Eddie Wyatt
Region: Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2020
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