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Photo top © Kim Hosen; suburban backyard, Woodbridge, VA; June 2014 Lower left © Judy Gallagher; Florence, South Carolina; August 2012 Lower center © Judy Gallagher; Julie Metz Wetlands, Woodbridge, Virginia; September 2014 Lower right © Kim Hosen, Veteran's Park, Woodbridge, VA; August 2015 |
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Banded Tussock Moth Subfamily: Arctiinae (Tiger and Lichen Moths) Wingspan: 1¾ inch Habitat: Deciduous woods, adults are attracted to light. Flight period: May to August Caterpillar host plants: alder, ash, birch, elm, hazel, hickory, oak, poplar, tulip tree, walnut, willow. This common moth is said to be indistiguishable from the Sycamore Tussock Moth, Halysidota harrisii, without disection. The moth in this photo was seen in an area with no Sycamores but many host plants of the Banded Tussock Moth.
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