Speckled Tussock Moth (Lophocampa mixta)

Speckled Tussock Moth, a reference photo — Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Lophocampa mixta is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen in 1882. It is found in the United States in Arizona, Texas

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Speckled Tussock Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Lophocampa indistincta

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lophocampa
Species: Lophocampa mixta

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