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Tussock Tigers and their Kin
of the New England Region
Family:
Erebidae
(
tigers, tussocks, underwings, fruit piercers, litter moths)
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
(tiger moths, wasp moths, and lichen moths)
Tribe:
Arctiini
(tiger moths and the tiger moth tussocks)
Subtribe
: Phaegopterina
(tiger moth tussocks)
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Presented by Sam Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab.
The following resources were used in the creation of these galleries:
• Samuel Jaffe original photographs and associated Life History Notes.
• David Wagner accounts from
"The Caterpillars of Eastern North America"
•
Moth Photographer's Group range maps
Halysidota tessellaris
Banded Tussock
Lophocampa caryae
Hickory Tussock
Lophocampa maculata
Spotted Tussock
Euchaetes egle
Milkweed Tussock
Cycnia oregonensis
Spotted Tussock