Oligocentria lignicolor

Oligocentria lignicolor
Oligocentria lignicolor larva
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Oligocentria
Species:
O. lignicolor
Binomial name
Oligocentria lignicolor
(Walker, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Ianassa lignicolor Walker, 1855
  • Oligocentria lignigera
  • Xylinodes virgata Packard, 1864

Oligocentria lignicolor, the white-streaked prominent moth or lacecapped caterpillar, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in North America, including Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

The wingspan is about 38 mm.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Fagus, Castanea and Quercus species.