Numbers
all North American genera in this family belong to subfamily Lymantriinae
one of seven North American families in the superfamily Noctuoidea (or eight families, if Pantheinae is given family status [
Pantheidae], according to Kitching and Rawlins, 1999).
Identification
Medium sized. Females usually larger than males. Wings mostly brownish to grayish or white. Wings reduced to nubs or well developed in females of some species. Ocelli absent. Antennae bipectinate.
Larvae generally very hairy, usually with two anterior and two or three posterior long hair tufts.
Internet References
pinned adult image thumbnails of species in eastern Canada (CBIF)
pinned adult image thumbnails of species in western Canada (CBIF)
classification of superfamily Noctuoidea, showing seven families (All-Leps)
