White Flannel Moth
Norape cretata (Sepp, 1848)
Family: Megalopygidae
Subfamily:
Identification:
Wing Span: 2.7-3.3 cm
Life History: Two generations per year in most of range, likely more in south
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: A variety of hosts reported including black locust, hackberry and redbud.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Eastern USA
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: Caterpillar has stinging spines.
Taxonomy Notes: Norape cretata (Grote, 1864), rev. status, has now been raised to full species from synonymy of [4650] Norape ovina (Sepp, [1855]) in Wagner et al. (2022). Ovina is now regarded as extralimital north of Mexico.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 155 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 23, 2023
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Fayette County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2023
Observation date: Jul 08, 2018
Submitted by: Emily Newman
Region: Carter County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 04, 2023
Observation date: Aug 19, 2022
Submitted by: patercater
Region: Caswell County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 20, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2022
Submitted by: Amtaber
Region: Belmont County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2022
Observation date: Jul 05, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jul 06, 2022
Observation date: Jul 13, 2021
Submitted by: Kaycee
Region: Cullman County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: Mar 10, 2022
Observation date: Sep 28, 2014
Submitted by: YukinaKid
Region: Georgia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 27, 2022
Observation date: Aug 29, 2021
Submitted by: Darrin Frye
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 30, 2021
Observation date: Aug 20, 2021
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 23, 2021
Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: JodyG
Region: Randolph County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 23, 2021
Observation date: Jul 02, 2021
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 10, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2017
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Marshall County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 27, 2016
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 22, 2020
Observation date: Sep 02, 2020
Submitted by: HobbesandAbbey21
Region: Polk County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 14, 2020
Submitted by: Leroy K
Region: Charlotte County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 14, 2020
Observation date: Jul 09, 2020
Submitted by: Jorgensen
Region: Marion County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jul 31, 2020
Observation date: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: Montpelier Monarchs
Region: Orange County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 10, 2019
Observation date: Aug 20, 2019
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 27, 2019
Observation date: Aug 10, 2011
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2019
Observation date: Jun 24, 2018
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Feb 26, 2019
Observation date: Jul 07, 2018
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Nov 02, 2018
Observation date: Jul 02, 2018
Submitted by: momsavang
Region: Muscogee County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 18, 2018
Observation date: Sep 11, 2018
Submitted by: kingtubo
Region: Louisa County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 13, 2018
Observation date: Aug 26, 2018
Submitted by: Rick Robin Lockwood
Region: Williamson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Sep 04, 2018
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