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title: "Hickory Tussock Moth"
description: "Lophocampa caryae — Insecten en spinnen. Lophocampa caryae, the hickory tiger moth, hickory tussock moth, or hickory halisidota, is a moth in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/hickory-tussock-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Hickory Tussock Moth

> Lophocampa caryae — Insecten en spinnen. Lophocampa caryae, the hickory tiger moth, hickory tussock moth, or hickory halisidota, is a moth in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths.

- Scientific name: *Lophocampa caryae*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 62660
- Wikidata: [Q6676356](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6676356)
- iNaturalist taxon: [82225](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/82225)

## Names

- en: Hickory Tussock Moth
- es: Polilla del tigre de nogal
- fr: Halysidote du caryer

## Countries with the most observations

US (37371), CA (23809)

## Summary

Lophocampa caryae, the hickory tiger moth, hickory tussock moth, or hickory halisidota, is a moth in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species is widely distributed in the eastern half of North America. In other species in this family, the caterpillars acquire chemical defenses from their host plants, so they are potentially toxic or unpalatable, but despite anecdotal claims that this species may also be venomous, no venom has yet been isolated or identified; adverse reactions are characterized as irritant contact dermatitis.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Leah Fulton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134818035

## Machine access

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