Moths and Butterflies of North Carolina
Southern Flannel Moth
The moth Megalopyge opercularis has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth, pussy moth, puss caterpillar, tree asp, and, asp caterpillar. It is visually striking in both larval and adult forms. The inch-long larva is generously coated in long, luxuriant hair-like setae, making it resemble a tiny Persian cat, the characteristic ...more ↓
Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth
Lithacodes fasciola, the Yellow-shouldered slug or Ochre-winged hag moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae.
Prolimacodes badia
The Skiff Moth (Prolimacodes badia) is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found from New Hampshire to Florida, west to southern Ontario, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi.
