species 42,870 observations

White-marked Tussock Moth

Orgyia leucostigma

Field notes

Orgyia leucostigma, the white-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, extending as far west as Texas, California, and Alberta.

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407 native plants
support it in the US

Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Box Elder, Eastern Cottonwood, Balsam Fir, Northern Red Oak 401
Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits California False Indigo, Common Bilberry, Winterberry Holly, Fragrant Sumac 6

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided