Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: Forewing deep yellow with four brown bands (usually merged); partial fifth band extends inward from costa. Partial band darkest where reniform spot normally occurs. Hindwing paler yellow, translucent, unmarked.
Wing Span: 3.5-4.3cm.
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Birches, maples, oaks, poplars, willows.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range:
Conservation:
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 381 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Oct 20, 2020
Observation date: Sep 04, 2020
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 05, 2020
Observation date: Oct 06, 2019
Submitted by: Freshy65
Region: Androscoggin County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 24, 2020
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 24, 2020
Observation date: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 29, 2020
Observation date: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: neilds37
Region: Clallam County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 24, 2020
Observation date: Jun 12, 2020
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 14, 2020
Observation date: Jun 10, 2020
Submitted by: MSMSM
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 10, 2020
Observation date: Aug 28, 2017
Submitted by: Kathleen Dobson
Region: Jefferson County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: May 13, 2020
Observation date: Jun 06, 2018
Submitted by: Rob Petley-Jones
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Feb 11, 2020
Observation date: Aug 23, 2017
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Lewis County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Feb 11, 2020
Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 11, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2017
Submitted by: Gary Walton
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 15, 2020
Observation date: Sep 25, 2019
Submitted by: mcwilldo
Region: Elbert County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: charleseharp
Verified date: Oct 22, 2019
Observation date: Sep 25, 2019
Submitted by: pnesterenko
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: charleseharp
Verified date: Oct 22, 2019
Observation date: Oct 06, 2019
Submitted by: flyinganvil
Region: Snohomish County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Oct 09, 2019
Observation date: Sep 30, 2019
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 07, 2019
Observation date: Sep 13, 2018
Submitted by: ElaineO
Region: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2019
Observation date: Sep 25, 2019
Submitted by: Lmason
Region: Thurston County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 25, 2019
Observation date: Sep 23, 2019
Submitted by: Jadesky81
Region: Snohomish County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 23, 2019
Observation date: Sep 18, 2019
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 20, 2019
Observation date: Sep 14, 2019
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Madison County, Montana, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 15, 2019
Observation date: Sep 10, 2019
Submitted by: AllTheSmallThings
Region: Whatcom County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Sep 11, 2019
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: GaleDiakuw
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 08, 2019
- 1 of 16
- next ›