Hickory Tussock Moth or Hickory Tiger Moth
Lophocampa caryae Harris, 1841
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: Forewing yellow with brown shading and bands of translucent white spots representing usual lines. Hindwing very pale, translucent yellow, unmarked.
Wing Span: 3.7-5.5 cm.
Life History: Females lay batches of eggs. Early instars stay together in clusters; later instars are not found in groups.
Flight: May-June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Ashes, elms, hickories, maples, oaks, and other trees.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to North Carolina mountains, west to Ontario, Wisconsin, and Texas. Absent from much of midwestern part of range.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 618 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 12, 2018
Submitted by: PatriciaE
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Nov 12, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 13, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 17, 2018
Submitted by: Barbara Moore
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Aug 30, 2018
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 27, 2017
Submitted by: kdroden@icloud.com
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Aug 13, 2017
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 12, 2022
Observation date: Sep 23, 2017
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 12, 2022
Observation date: Aug 20, 2017
Submitted by: Schroomer
Region: Penobscot County, Maine, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2019
Submitted by: JendenT
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 04, 2021
Submitted by: cel1gas
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 25, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 24, 2018
Submitted by: achterv_DE18
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
Observation date: Sep 27, 2018
Submitted by: achterv_DE18
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
Observation date: Aug 12, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
Observation date: Oct 06, 2015
Submitted by: sh11
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
Observation date: Sep 21, 2016
Submitted by: juliereid
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
Observation date: Sep 18, 2015
Submitted by: VDiana
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
Observation date: Jul 31, 2011
Submitted by: mimtan
Region: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Nov 22, 2021
Observation date: Sep 02, 2017
Submitted by: joan Fazio-Cohen
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 01, 2021
Observation date: Oct 03, 2016
Submitted by: JediRae
Region: Rensselaer County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 01, 2021
Observation date: Aug 14, 2017
Submitted by: Moth45
Region: Westchester County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Nov 01, 2021
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