Species

Lophocampa maculata (Spotted tussock moth)

Lophocampa maculata. Photo: (c) Dick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Lophocampa maculata (spotted tussock moth, mottled tiger or spotted halisidota) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found across Canada, the western parts of the United States, south in Appalachians to South Carolina and Kentucky.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Noctuoidea (Owlet moths and allies)
        Family: Erebidae (Underwing, tiger, tussock, and allied moths)
        Subfamily: Arctiinae (Tiger moths and allies)
        Tribe: Arctiini (Tiger moths)
        Subtribe: Phaegopterina
        Genus: Lophocampa
        Species: Lophocampa maculata (Spotted tussock moth)

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