Erebidae Lophocampa maculata Spotted Tussock Moth 10 9 8 n=11 7 High Mt. • 6 N 5 u 4 • 3 • • m 2 • • b 1 e 0 • • 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: 8 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec o 10 f 9 n=2 = Sighting or Collection 8 • 7 Low Mt. High counts of: in NC since 2001 F 6 l 5 2 - Yancey - 2013-06-07 = Not seen since 2001 4 • i 3 2 - Madison - 2019-06-07 g 2 Status Rank h 1 1 - Haywood - 2002-06-09 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 10 10 9 9 t 8 n=1 8 n=0 e 7 Pd 7 CP s 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 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: Erebidae SUBFAMILY: Arctiinae TRIBE: Arctiini TAXONOMIC_COMMENTS: One of eleven species in this genus that occurs in North America (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010), only two of which have been recorded in North Carolina FIELD GUIDE DESCRIPTIONS: Covell (1984); Beadle and Leckie (2012) ONLINE PHOTOS: MPG, Bugguide, BAMONA TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION, ADULTS: Forbes (1960) TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION, IMMATURE STAGES: Forbes (1960); Wagner (2005) ID COMMENTS: Similar in size and wing shape to Halysidota sp., Leucanopsis longa, and Lophocampa caryae. Differs from Halysidota and Leucanopsis in having a more constrasting pattern of alternating bands of lighter buff and darker brown but lacks the white spots that are characteristic of L. caryae. DISTRIBUTION: Found primarily in the Mountains but with records from the Eastern Piedmont and Fall-line Sandhills (which need to be verified) FLIGHT COMMENT: Probably has a single flight in early summer HABITAT: Records from the Mountains come from upland sites along the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smokey Mountains National Park; records from the Piedmont come from lakeshore habitats FOOD: Polyphagous, feeding on many species of hardwood trees and shrubs but preferring Alder (Alnus sp.) and Willow (Salix sp.) (Wagner, 2005) OBSERVATION_METHODS: Records from the Mountains were all obtained using blacklights but it is unclear how well this species comes to lights in general NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM RANKS: G5 [SU] STATE PROTECTION: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands COMMENTS: Uncommonly recorded in North Carolina, where its distribution, abundance, and habitat associations need to be better understood before its conservation status can be assessed. March 2021 The Moths of North Carolina - Early Draft 1.