Hickory Tussock Moth

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hickory tussock moth Photo by Lance S. Risley, William Paterson University, Bugwood.org Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta) Order: Lepidoptera Family: Arctiidae Genus: Lophocampa Species: caryae Scientific Name Lophocampa caryae Harris

USDA Forest Service. 1979. A guide to common insects and diseases of forest trees in the northeastern United States. Northeast. Area State Priv. For., For. Insect and Disease Management., Broomall, PA. p. 123, illus.

The hickory tussock moth is an important defoliator of walnut, butternut, and hickory. It also feeds on birch, elm, black locust, basswood, and aspen.

The hickory tussock moth is an important defoliator of walnut, butternut, and hickory. It also feeds on birch, elm, black locust, basswood, and aspen.