#3093 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Hickory Tussock Moth

Lophocampa caryae

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Cyndy Sims Parr · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Ken-ichi Ueda · CC BY 4.0
3. © DK in TO · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Patrick Hanly · CC BY 4.0
5. Montpelier, VT 05602, USA:© Bryan Pfeiffer · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Goshen, VT, USA:© sstaats · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Worcester, Massachusetts, United States:© Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Dublin, NH 03444, USA:© Nate Marchessault · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Flinton, ON K0H 1P0, Canada:© mhalsted · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Letchworth State Park, Castile, NY, US:© Renee Grebe · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Lophocampa caryae , the hickory tiger moth , hickory tussock moth , or hickory halisidota , is a moth in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species is widely distributed in the eastern half of North America. In other species in this family, the caterpillars acquire chemical defenses from their host plants, so they are potentially toxic or unpalatable, but despite anecdotal claims that this species may also be venomous, no venom has yet been...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 66,801iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
66,801 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841 (185 years ago).