Cedar Creek
Natural History Area


Insects of Cedar Creek

Order LEPIDOPTERA

Family LYMANTRIIDAE

(Tussock Moths)

(Table of Species)

Species of Tussock Moths (32 NA spp) collected at CCNHA include Dasychira dorsipennata (willows+), Dasychira obliquata (oak+), the White-marked Tussock Moth, Orgyia leucostigma (diverse trees) and Orgyia sp. The Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar, has not yet been encountered.
I thank John Foltz (UFL, Gainesville) for pointing out mistaken IDs in this section.

LINKS
Tussock moths of Southeasten Forests by J. Foltz


jhaar@lter.umn.edu Last updated May, 2000