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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
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