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Lasiocampidae Malacosoma disstria Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth 50 n=8 40 • • • • • High Mt. • • • 30 • • N • • •• • u 20 • • • • • • m 10 • • • b • • 0 • • • e • • • • • r 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 • 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 NC counties: 45 • • Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec • o 50 • • • f n=34 • = Sighting or Collection 40 • Low Mt. High counts of: • • in NC since 2001 F 30 • l 299 - Halifax - 2012-05-25 = Not seen since 2001 20 • i 100 - Martin - 1996-05-22 g 10 Status Rank h 82 - Hoke - 2001-05-29 0 NC US NC Global t 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 D Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec a 50 50 t 40 n=40 40 n=84 e Pd CP s 30 30 20 20 10 10 0 0 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 15 5 25 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Three periods to each month: 1-10 / 11-20 / 21-31 FAMILY: Lasiocampidae SUBFAMILY: Lasiocampinae TRIBE: Lasiocampini TAXONOMIC_COMMENTS: FIELD GUIDE DESCRIPTIONS: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012) ONLINE PHOTOS: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION, ADULTS: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION, IMMATURE STAGES: ID COMMENTS: DISTRIBUTION: Please refer to the dot map. FLIGHT COMMENT: Please refer to the flight charts. HABITAT: Woodlands and Forests (Wagner, 2005). North Carolina records come from hardwood forests, ranging from Maritime Forests to Northern Hardwoods. FOOD: Polyphagous, feeding on many hardwood trees and shrubs (Wagner, 2005). In swamp forests that are flooded during the winter, one of its natural control agents -- a Tachinid fly -- is greatly reduced and the populations of the moth can reach defoliating proportions. Water Tupelo is particularly heavily attacked, becoming stripped of leaves over 100s of acres. OBSERVATION_METHODS: NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM RANKS: G5 S5 STATE PROTECTION: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands. COMMENTS: March 2021 The Moths of North Carolina - Early Draft 1.

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