Bug FAQLophocampa ingens
Lophocampa ingens · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
Lophocampa ingens is a moth found in the southern Rocky Mountains and Mexico. Adults fly in May and June and were first described by Henry Edwards in 1881.
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How to recognize it
It has black eyes, a pale fawn head, rufous long stout antennae, and a brown thorax with a triangular white spot. The abdomen is dark yellow-ochre on top, banded below with brown and pale fawn, and the forewings are dark brown with six irregular white spot bands.
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Size
Males have a wingspan of about 2.0 inches (51 mm). Females are slightly larger, about 2.3 inches (58 mm) across.
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Where it lives
It lives in the southern Rocky Mountains of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, as well as in Mexico.
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What it eats
The larvae feed on several pine species, including ponderosa, lodgepole and piñon pines.
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Life cycle
The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1881.
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When you see it
Adults are on the wing in May and June.
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Where it comes from
Its native range includes the southern Rocky Mountains and Mexico.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, California.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Where is Lophocampa ingens found?
It occurs in the southern Rocky Mountains of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and in Mexico.
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Same family (Erebidae)
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Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaCan irritate skin
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lophocampa_ingens
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