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title: "Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth"
description: "Lochmaeus manteo — Insectos y arañas. Lochmaeus manteo, the variable oakleaf caterpillar moth, is a moth of the family Notodontidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/variable-oakleaf-caterpillar-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth

> Lochmaeus manteo — Insectos y arañas. Lochmaeus manteo, the variable oakleaf caterpillar moth,  is a moth of the family Notodontidae.

- Scientific name: *Lochmaeus manteo*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 8769
- Wikidata: [Q6665153](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6665153)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153443](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153443)

## Names

- en: Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth

## Countries with the most observations

US (4485), CA (326), MX (4)

## Summary

Lochmaeus manteo, the variable oakleaf caterpillar moth,  is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in eastern North America.
The wingspan is 37–50 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, especially  Quercus species.

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

## Photo

![Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/variable-oakleaf-caterpillar-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Terri Koontz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/181104985

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/variable-oakleaf-caterpillar-moth?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).