Bug FAQHeterocampa astartoides
Heterocampa astartoides · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Notodontidae
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Heterocampa astartoides is a moth that belongs to the Notodontidae family. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Louisiana, Alabama.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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Source: GBIF
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Same family (Notodontidae)
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Unicorn ProminentCoelodasys unicornisDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterocampa_astartoides
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.