The point of contact for this page is: Roland Barth. It has four squarish, toothbrush-like tufts of hair on top of their body, two long black bundles of hair near the head that point forward and a blackish tuft of long hairs at the tip of the abdomen. Contributors of the images retain their copyrights. Seen in a variety of settings, to include boardwalk railings and on the ground.ĭisclaimer: The content of NatureSearch is provided by dedicated volunteer Naturalists of Fontenelle Nature Association who strive to provide the most accurate information available. The creamy white, black marked larvae reach 20mm in length and feed gregariously under the cover of a dense silk webbing. Whitemarked tussock moth, Orgyia leucostigma, eggs have hatched throughout most of Illinois, and the lar-vae (caterpillars) are chomping away. Small ermine moth adults have white wings with black markings. This species overwinters as an egg mass.įairly common in our two nature centers. Hickory tussock moth caterpillars are fuzzy, white and black caterpillars that are often very apparent in the fall. The adult is a gray-brown moth (shown in photo D).
It grows to about 1 1/2 inches long and feeds on a variety of host plants, to include hackberry, hickory, willow and elm, all of which are readily available in our two nature centers. A long, black stripe is also seen going through. It has an orange to red head, four large, white tufts standing up behind the head, and two red warts on a black central stripe towards the rear. The larva, growing to about 3.5 cm has a red head and a bright-colored body marked with white or yellow stripes. This is one of the most distinctive of our very hairy caterpillars. About 1 inch long at maturity, the sycamore tussock moth caterpillar. Home > Insects > Caterpillars and Other Larvae > Caterpillars > Very Hairy > WHITE-MARKED TUSSOCK MOTH WHITE-MARKED TUSSOCK MOTH Orgyia leucostigma Look for two pairs of white and two pairs of orange pencils to help identify sycamore tussock moth caterpillars.
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