Butterflies and Moths of North America

collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

White Flannel Moth
Norape cretata (Sepp, 1848)


Family: Megalopygidae
Subfamily:
Identification:
Wing Span: 2.7-3.3 cm
Life History: Two generations per year in most of range, likely more in south
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: A variety of hosts reported including black locust, hackberry and redbud.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Eastern USA
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: Caterpillar has stinging spines.
Taxonomy Notes: Norape cretata (Grote, 1864), rev. status, has now been raised to full species from synonymy of [4650] Norape ovina (Sepp, [1855]) in Wagner et al. (2022). Ovina is now regarded as extralimital north of Mexico.
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