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Lichen Moths and their Kin
of the New England Region
Family: Erebidae
(tigers, tussocks, underwings, fruit piercers, litter moths)
Subfamily: Arctiinae
(tiger moths, wasp moths, and lichen moths)
Tribe: Lithosiini
(Lichen moths)
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Presented by Sam Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab.
The following resources were used in the creation of these galleries:
• Samuel Jaffe original photographs and associated Life History Notes.
• David Wagner accounts from "The Caterpillars of Eastern North America"
• Moth Photographer's Group range maps
Anchor 1
Hypoprepia fucosa
Painted Lichen Moth
Other New England Lithosiini species not yet represented here
• Cisthene packardii – Packard's Lichen Moth
• Lycomorpha pholus – Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth
• Hypoprepia miniata – Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth
• Clemensia albata – Little White Lichen Moth
• Crambidia casta – Pearly-winged Lichen Moth
• Crambidia pallida – Pale Lichen Moth
• Manulea bicolor – Bicolored Moth
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