Species Lophocampa annulosa - Santa Ana Tussock Moth - Hodges#8216

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Lophocampa annulosa (Walker, 1855)

Halysidota annulosa Walker, 1855

* phylogenetic sequence #930375

Specific name annulosa is Latin meaning "ringed."

Adult - tan tussock moth with chainlike light brown markings, a brown PM line with a small white dot, and near the trailing edge of the wings is a small dark brown dot.

southern Texas, southern Arizona and south into South America. (1)

Type locality: Venezuela

Many of the caterpillars posted here were originally posted as Lophocmapa catenulata. But during a conversation with Bob Patterson about MPG, Bob pointed out that "Neither the number 8216.1 nor the species Lophocampa catenulata is on the North American checklist." Chris Schmidt, the authority on Arctiinae, noted that the catenulata-like species from south TX is L. annulosa, and may in fact be the same species as the Costa Rican L. catenulata, but this needs work still. We're moving all the images here, till more work is done.

Walker, F. 1855. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum 3: 738

Moth Photographers Group

US distribution map (Moths of North America, USGS)

Mario Martins photo of larva