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title: "Spotted Tussock Moth"
description: "Lophocampa maculata — Insects & spiders. Lophocampa maculata, the Yellow-spotted tussock moth, mottled tiger or spotted halisidota, is a moth of the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/spotted-tussock-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Spotted Tussock Moth

> Lophocampa maculata — Insects & spiders. Lophocampa maculata, the Yellow-spotted tussock moth, mottled tiger or spotted halisidota, is a moth of the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths.

- Scientific name: *Lophocampa maculata*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 29790
- Wikidata: [Q1764278](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1764278)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67691](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67691)

## Names

- en: Spotted Tussock Moth
- es: Polilla manchada de pasto
- fr: Lophocampe maculé

## Countries with the most observations

US (15765), CA (13422), PM (38)

## Summary

Lophocampa maculata, the Yellow-spotted tussock moth, mottled tiger or spotted halisidota, is a moth of the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. It is found across Canada, the western parts of the United States, south in the Appalachians to South Carolina and Kentucky.  They are also found in Southeastern Alaska.  
The wingspan is 35–45 mm. The moth flies from May to July; the larvae remain from July to September. There is one generation per year. The larvae go through five instars; the final instar is black at the ends, with a…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lophocampa_maculata

## Photo

![Spotted Tussock Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spotted-tussock-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Laura Holloway · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148628401

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spotted-tussock-moth?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).