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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Tiger and Lichen Moths (Arctiinae) » Tiger Moths (Arctiini) » Phaegopterina » Lophocampa

Genus Lophocampa

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Spotted Tussock Moth Caterpillar - Lophocampa maculata Just for fun... - Lophocampa maculata moth - Lophocampa mixta Lophocampa annulosa erebid - Lophocampa caryae moth? - Lophocampa maculata Lophocampa pura? - Lophocampa pura Oregon Sliver Falls - Lophocampa maculata
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths)
Tribe Arctiini (Tiger Moths)
Subtribe Phaegopterina
Genus Lophocampa
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lophocampa Harris, 1841
Explanation of Names
From Greek lopho a crest or tuft plus campa "a bending"; or a caterpillar (1).
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 11 species for North America

annulosa (Walker, 1855)
argentata (Packard, 1864)
caryae Harris, 1841
indistincta (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
ingens (Hy. Edwards, 1881)
maculata Harris, 1841
mixta (Neumoegen, 1882)
pura (Neumoegen, 1882)
roseata (Walker, 1866)
significans (Hy. Edwards, 1888)
sobrina (Stretch, 1872)
Remarks
A lot of taxonomic shuffling in this and similar genera. Some species previously placed in Halysidota, variously spelled Halisidota or Halesidota, as far as I can tell.
Print References
Borror, entries for lopho, campa (1)
Internet References
Candadian Biodiversity--images of L. argentata, roseata, maculata.
Moth Photographer's Group--images of maculata and caryae.
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
Contributed by Cotinis on 26 July, 2004 - 10:12am
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Edward Ruden
Last updated 27 December, 2016 - 11:23am

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