 There are around 11,000 species of small to medium-sized moths in this family. They are found in all parts of the world.
Many species are brightly colored and have stripes, spots, or bands on their wings.
Many of the caterpillars in this family are thickly furred. In fact, the caterpillar of the
Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) is the familiar banded woolly bear caterpillar.
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Agreeable Tiger Moth - Spilosoma congrua
The agreeable tiger moth is white with black eyes.
Source: Butterflies and Moths of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Banded Tussock Moth - Halysidota tessellaris
The banded tussock moth is also known as the pale tiger moth.
Source: Butterflies and Moths of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Banded Tussock Moth - Halysidota tessellaris
The hairs of the banded tussock caterpillar can be irritating to people with sensitive skin.
Source: University of Missouri Extension Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Bella Moth - Utetheisa ornatrix
The Bella moth is found from Connecticut westward to southeastern Nebraska, and southward to southern New Mexico and Florida.
Source: Butterflies and Moths of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Bella Moth - Utetheisa ornatrix
Unlike most moths, which are nocturnal, the bella moth is diurnal.
Source: University of Florida Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth - Lycomorpha pholus
The black-and-yellow lichen moth is often seen on flowers like goldenrod.
Source: Butterflies and Moths of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth - Lycomorpha pholus
The black-and-yellow lichen moth caterpillar looks like lichen.
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Black-Winged Dahana - Dahana atripennis
The black-winged Dahana is found in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.
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Bicolored Moth - Eilema bicolor
The bicolored moth is found in the northern U.S. and Canada.
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Bicolored Moth - Eilema bicolor
The bicolored moth is found in coniferous forests.
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Bog Holomelina - Virbia lamae
The bog holomelina is found in peat bogs in the northern U.S. and Canada.
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Carlotta's Tiger Moth - Apantesis carlotta
Carlotta's tiger moth is found in the eastern U.S.
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Cinnabar Moth - Tyria jacobaeae
The Cinnabar moth has black wings with bright red patches.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Cinnabar Moth - Tyria jacobaeae
The Cinnabar moth is native to Europe and Asia. It has been introduced into New Zealand, Australia and North America to control ragwort.
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Confused Haploa - Haploa confuse
Confused haploa found from Manitoba, Canada east to Maine and south to the Great Lakes and Pennsylvania.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Crimson Speckled Footman - Utetheisa pulchella
The crimson speckled footman has white wings with red and black spots.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Crimson Speckled Footman - Utetheisa pulchella
The crimson speckled footman is also known as the crimson speckled moth.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Crimson Speckled Footman - Utetheisa pulchella
The crimson speckled footman has a wingspan of 1.3-1.7 inches.
Source: UK Moths Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dogbane Tiger Moth - Cycnia tenera
The dogbane tiger moth is found in southern Canada and across much of the U.S.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Dubious Tiger Moth - Spilosoma dubia
The dubious tiger moth is found in Canada and the eastern U.S.
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Fall Webworm Moth - Hyphantria cunea
The fall webworm moth is found across the U.S. as well as in southern Canada and northern Mexico.
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Fall Webworm Moth - Hyphantria cunea
The fall webworm moth was been introduced to Yugoslavia in the 1940s and is now found across much of Europe and in parts of Asia.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Figured Tiger Moth - Grammia figurate
The figured tiger moth is found in the central and eastern United States, north to Quebec and Ontario.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Garden Tiger Moth - Arctia caja
The garden tiger moth has white forewings with brown spots and orange hind wings with blue spots. It is found in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Giant Leopard Moth - Hypercompe scribonia
The giant leopard moth is found the eastern U.S.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Harnessed Tiger Moth - Apantesis phalerata
The harnessed tiger moth is found from Maine and Quebec to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Harnessed Tiger Moth - Apantesis phalerata
The harnessed tiger moth has black forewings with cream lines and orange hind wings with blue spots.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Immaculate Holomelina - Virbia immaculate
The immaculate holomelina is found in the eastern U.S. and Canada.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Isabella Tiger Moth - Pyrrharctia Isabella
The Isabella tiger moth caterpillar is known as the banded woolly bear.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Isabella Tiger Moth - Pyrrharctia Isabella
The Isabella tiger moth caterpillar is found on asters, birches, clover, corn, elms, maples, and sunflowers.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Jersey Tiger - Euplagia quadripunctaria
The Jersey tiger has black and white striped wings.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Jersey Tiger - Euplagia quadripunctaria
The Jersey tiger feeds on a variety of flowers.
Source: UK Moths Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Large Ruby Tiger Moth - Phragmatobia assimilans
The large ruby tiger moth caterpillar is found in southern Canada and the northern U.S.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Labrador Tiger Moth - Grammia quenseli
The Labrador tiger moth
is found in near arctic and alpine regions, including the White Mountains in New Hampshire.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Leconte's Haploa - Haploa lecontei
Leconte's haploa has white forewings with black borders and lines and white hindwings.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Lined Ruby Tiger Moth - Phragmatobia lineate
The lined ruby tiger moth is found in the northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Little White Lichen Moth - Clemensia albata
The little white lichen moth is found in southern Canada and across much of the U.S.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Little White Lichen Moth - Clemensia albata
The little white lichen moth is tiny. It has a wing span of 0.6- 0.9 inches.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Little Tiger Moth - Grammia virguncula
The little tiger moth is found from Newfoundland to North Carolina in the mountains, west to South Dakota, north to Alberta and Yukon Territory.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Milkweed Tussock Moth - Euchaetes egle
The milkweed tussock moth is found in the eastern half of U.S. and Quebec and Ontario in Canada.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Milkweed Tussock Moth - Euchaetes egle
The milkweed tussock moth caterpillar is found on milkweed.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Painted Lichen Moth - Hypoprepia fucosa
The painted lichen moth is found in southern Canada and the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Painted Tiger Moth - Arachnis picta
The painted tiger moth is found in the western U.S.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Pale Lichen Moth - Crambidia pallid
The pale lichen moth is found in the U.S. and Canada.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Orange Holomelina - Virbia aurantiaca
The orange holomelina is found in eastern North America.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Parthenice Tiger Moth - Grammia parthenice
The Parthenice tiger moth has black forewings with white lines and orange hindwings edged in black spots.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Parthenice Tiger Moth - Grammia parthenice
The Parthenice tiger moth is found in the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Phyllira Tiger Moth - Grammia phyllira
The Phyllira tiger moth is found in the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. It is listed as an endangered species in Connecticut.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Ruby Tiger Moth - Phragmatobia fuliginosa
The ruby tiger moth caterpillar is found on goldenrod, ironweed, plantain, skunk cabbage, and sunflowers.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Rusty Virbia - Virbia ferruginosa
The rusty virbia is found in the eastern U.S. and Canada.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Salt Marsh Moth - Estigmene acrea
The salt marsh moth has white forewings with black spots. The male had orange hindwings; the female had white hindwings.
Source: BugGuide America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Sycamore Tussock Moth - Halysidota harrisii
The sycamore tussock moth is found in the eastern U.S.
Source: BugGuide America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Tawny Holomelina - Virbia opella
The tawny holomelina is found in oak forests.
Source: BugGuide America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth - Cisseps fulvicollis
The yellow-collared scape moth is found from Canada south to Texas and Florida.
Source: BugGuide America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Virginia Ctenucha
The Virginia ctenucha is the largest species of wasp moth in North America.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Virginian Tiger Moth -Spilosoma virginica
The Virginian tiger moth caterpillar is known as the yellow woolybear.
Source: BugGuide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Virginian Tiger Moth -Spilosoma virginica
The Virginian tiger moth has white forewings and hindwings.
Source: Moths and Butterflies of North America Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
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There are around 11,000 species of small to medium-sized moths in this family. They are found in all parts of the world.
Endangered in US
Threatened in NH 
Endangered in NH 
Introduced
