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, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.[2]

Oligocentria lignicolor
Oligocentria lignicolor larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Notodontidae
Genus:	Oligocentria
Species:	O. lignicolor
Binomial name
Oligocentria lignicolor (Walker, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
Ianassa lignicolor Walker, 1855 Oligocentria lignigera Xylinodes virgata Packard, 1864

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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