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.
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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
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 469 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: AcuBrenda
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 17, 2022
Observation date: Aug 20, 2018
Submitted by: JimW59
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 17, 2022
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: Shannonedmonton
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 17, 2022
Observation date: Jun 22, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 14, 2022
Observation date: Aug 28, 2017
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 12, 2022
Observation date: Aug 05, 2020
Submitted by: Pshifley
Region: Mackinac County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Sep 15, 2019
Submitted by: atouchdutch
Region: Gogebic County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: May 02, 2009
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Sep 24, 2018
Submitted by: Willowlaketinytots
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 05, 2022
Observation date: Sep 01, 2017
Submitted by: KittyKate
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Jul 22, 2017
Submitted by: NWTMomma
Region: Northwest Territories, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Aug 25, 2016
Submitted by: ddrudis
Region: Juneau, Alaska, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Aug 20, 2016
Submitted by: MKivisto
Region: City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Sep 07, 2014
Submitted by: kdg54ca7775
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 28, 2022
Observation date: Aug 12, 2014
Submitted by: bbaum
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 26, 2022
Observation date: Oct 07, 2018
Submitted by: AliWi
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 06, 2020
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 02, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Aug 23, 2021
Submitted by: cel1gas
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 08, 2021
Submitted by: Kathy79
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 16, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 23, 2019
Submitted by: Cormath
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 20, 2021
Submitted by: JLEkstrum
Region: Gogebic County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 06, 2022
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