Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


red-humped oakworm moth
Symmerista canicosta Franclemont



Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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red-humped oakworm moth
Symmerista canicosta
Larva(e)
USDA Forest Service - Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region
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red-humped oakworm moth
Symmerista canicosta
Egg(s)
USDA Forest Service - Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Nystaleinae
Genus: Symmerista

Other System Links

NPDN Pest: ITBDALA



References

Common Name Reference: Web Search - http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/LatinIndex.shtml#Notodontidae
Scientific Name Reference: Nomina Insecta Nearctica Database -