Oligocentria lignicolor
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| Oligocentria lignicolor (Walker, 1855)[1]
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Oligocentria lignicolor, the white-streaked prominent moth or lacecapped caterpillar, is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in North America, including Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.[2]
The wingspan is about 38 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Fagus, Castanea and Quercus species. They feed along the leaf margins. Early instars are gregarious and yellow in colour. Full-grown larvae are about 45 mm long and blotched and mottled in green white and brown.
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