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 145 - 161 of 161 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 08, 1984
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L., Brown, B.B.)
Region: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 06, 1990
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (unknown)
Region: Warren County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 01, 1986
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L., Brown, B.B.)
Region: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 19, 1973
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Hepner, L.W.)
Region: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 27, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L.)
Region: Franklin County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 25, 1994
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Kergosien, R.)
Region: Lee County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: May 15, 1974
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L.)
Region: Texas, San Patricio County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 25, 1990
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pollock, D.M.)
Region: Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jul 19, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Brown, R.L.)
Region: Winston County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Aug 14, 1996
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pollock, D.M.)
Region: Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (R.L. Brown)
Verified date: May 01, 2011
Observation date: Jun 30, 2007
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 05, 2011
Observation date: Jul 11, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 05, 2011
Observation date: Jul 04, 2010
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 05, 2011
Observation date: Jun 24, 2009
Submitted by: Eddie Huber
Region: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 16, 2011
Observation date: Jul 14, 2006
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Cheryl Jennings)
Region: Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Jun 14, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Pat Garner)
Region: St. Charles County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Aug 03, 2010
Observation date: Aug 29, 2009
Submitted by: kent (Kent Fothergill)
Region: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Phil Koenig)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
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