Oligocentria lignicolor

Oligocentria lignicolor
Oligocentria lignicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Oligocentria
Species: O. lignicolor
Binomial name
Oligocentria lignicolor
(Walker, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ianassa lignicolor Walker, 1855
  • Oligocentria lignigera
  • Xylinodes virgata Packard, 1864

The White-streaked Prominent Moth or Lacecapped Caterpillar (Oligocentria lignicolor) is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in North America, including Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.[2]

The wingspan is about 38 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Fagus, Castanea and Quercus species. They feed along the leaf margins. Early instars are gregarious and yellow in colour. Full-grown larvae are about 45 mm long and blotched and mottled in green white and brown.

Gallery

  • Larva

  • Damage

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Bug Guide
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