List of moths of Canada (Lymantriidae)
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This article is a list of the moths of Family Lymantriidae
which are found in Canada
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Canada.
Following the species name, there is an abbreviation which indicates in which of the Canadian provinces and/or territories the species can be found.
Lymantriidae
Lymantriidae is a family of moths. Many of its component species are referred to as "Tussock moths" of one sort or another. The caterpillar, or larval, stage of these species often has a distinctive appearance of alternating bristles and haired projections...
which are found in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of Canada.
Following the species name, there is an abbreviation which indicates in which of the Canadian provinces and/or territories the species can be found.
- Eastern Canada
- On = OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
- Qb = QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
- NB = New BrunswickNew BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
- NS = Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
- PE = Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
- NF = Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
- On = Ontario
- Western Canada
- BC = British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
- AB = AlbertaAlbertaAlberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
- SK = SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
- MB = ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
- YU = YukonYukonYukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
- NT = Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesThe Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
- NV = NunavutNunavutNunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
- BC = British Columbia
- Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus, 1758) -QB, NS
- Euproctis similis (Fuessly, 1775) -ON
- Leucoma salicisLeucoma salicisThe White Satin Moth or Satin Moth is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 37–50 mm. The moth flies from June to August.The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species.-External links:*...
(Linnaeus, 1758) -BC, AB, ON, QB, NB, NS, PE, NF - Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) -BC, ON, QB, NB, NS
- Dasychira basiflavaDasychira basiflavaThe Yellow-based Tussock is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and southern Ontario west to Iowa, Texas, south to South Carolina and possibly Florida....
(Packard, 1864) -ON - Dasychira dorsipennata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1919) -SK, MB, ON, QB, NB, NS
- Dasychira grisefactaDasychira grisefactaThe Pine Tussock or Grizzled Tussock is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Alberta, from British Columbia to Arizona and Oregon, in New Mexico, Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota....
(Dyar, 1911) -BC, AB, SK - Dasychira obliquata (Grote & Robinson, 1866) -ON, QB
- Dasychira pinicolaDasychira pinicolaThe Pine Tussock is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Minnesota.The larvae feed on Pinus species, including Pinus banksiana....
(Dyar, 1911) -ON - Dasychira plagiataDasychira plagiataThe Northern Pine Tussock or Northern Conifer Tussock is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Newfoundland, from Labrador to Alberta, in Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina....
(Walker, 1865) -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QB, NB, NS, PE, NF - Dasychira vagans (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913) -BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QB, NB, NS, NF
- Gynaephora groenlandicaGynaephora groenlandicaGynaephora groenlandica is a Lymantriid moth found in the Arctic circle found in Greenland and Canada. It is best known for its very slow rate of development. It was once estimated that it had a 14 year life cycle from egg to adult moth, a unique life-cycle among the Lepidoptera with the ability...
(Wocke, 1874) -YU, NT, NV - Gynaephora rossii Curtis, 1835-AB, YU, NT, NV, QB, NF
- Orgyia antiqua (Linnaeus, 1758) -BC, AB, SK, MB, YU, NT, ON, QB, NB, NS, PE, NF
- Orgyia definitaOrgyia definitaThe Definite Tussock Moth or Definite-marked Tussock Moth is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found from Maine and southern Quebec to South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and New England....
Packard, 1864-ON, QB - Orgyia leucostigmaOrgyia leucostigmaOrgyia leucostigma, the White-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, as far west as Texas, Colorado, and Alberta.-Life cycle:...
(Smith, 1797) -AB, SK, MB, ON, QB, NB, NS, PE, NF - Orgyia pseudotsugataOrgyia pseudotsugataThe Douglas-fir Tussock Moth is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in western North America. Its population periodically irrupts in cyclical outbreaks...
(McDunnough, 1921) -BC