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The black arches (Lymantria monacha) is a moth of the family Erebidae found across much of Europe and parts of Asia. Adults usually have pale forewings crossed by irregular dark lines, although darker forms occur, and the species was formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Its hairy larvae feed...
The banded tussock moth is a North American moth recognized by its gray and yellow patterns, whose fuzzy, distinctly tufted larvae feed on a wide variety of deciduous trees.
The Pale tussock moth is a notable European forest species recognized by its pale, furry body and the bright yellow or pink coloration of its hairy, hump-backed larvae.
The Hickory tussock moth is a North American species notable for its fuzzy, black-and-white caterpillars, which possess venomous spines that cause contact dermatitis.
The Vapourer moth is a widespread Eurasian species notable for its extreme sexual dimorphism, where flightless females emit pheromones to attract distinctively winged males.
The sycamore tussock moth (Halysidota harrisii) is a North American erebid moth whose distinctively white-tufted larvae feed on sycamore and other hardwoods across eastern regions of the continent.
The White-marked tussock moth is a North American species whose striking, tufted caterpillars are known to cause widespread defoliation of shade and forest trees.
The rusty tussock moth (Orgyia antiqua) is a Holarctic lymantriid whose wingless females lay eggs directly on their cocoons, and whose tufted larvae are a widespread defoliator of trees across Europe and North America.
The Dark Tussock Moth is an erebid moth found across the Palearctic region, notable for its fuzzy, dark caterpillars that feed on various heaths and deciduous shrubs.
The Milkweed Tussock Moth is a North American species notable because its larvae feed extensively on milkweed plants, absorbing toxic cardiac glycosides for predator defense.
The Satin Moth is an elegant insect originally from Europe, noted for its pure white, glossy wings and its status as an invasive defoliator of willow trees in North America.
The Yellow-tail Moth is a nocturnal insect native to Europe and Asia, distinguished by its bright white wings and the yellow tuft of hair at the tip of its abdomen.
The Douglas-fir tussock moth is a North American defoliator whose larvae can cause severe, cyclical outbreaks that extensively damage Douglas-fir and true fir forests in the western US.
The Spongy moth is a destructive Eurasian species accidentally introduced to North America in 1869, known for severely defoliating hardwood forests.
The Brown-tail moth is a European species introduced to North America in the 1890s, notorious for its toxic, urticating caterpillars that cause severe human skin rashes.
