A Dot-lined White Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/4/2012).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Czaplak MBP List

A male Dot-lined White Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/27/2019).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (7/20/2015). Found by 4-year-old Braxton Murray.

View Record Details Photo by Shannon Schade MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/13/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/9/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Jonathan Willey MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/22/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/1/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Mike Burchett MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/2/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A male Dot-lined White Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (11/5/2022).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A male Dot-lined White Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/20/2022).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (7/19/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/7/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Nancy Magnusson MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/1/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/7/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/1/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A male Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/7/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/9/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Lisa Shannon MBP List

A female Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/25/2023).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (11/4/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Nancy Martin MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/3/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Rod Burley MBP List

Dot-lined White Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/30/2019). (c) Mel, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 266930 - Psn: 78)

Dot-lined White Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/30/2019). (c) Mel, some rights reserved (CC BY).

View Record Details Photo by Mel via iNaturalist MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (7/4/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Mike Burchett MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/13/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth 'playing dead' in Howard Co., Maryland (10/7/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Nancy Magnusson MBP List

Dot-lined White Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/7/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Bob Cammarata MBP List

A male Dot-lined White Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2002).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A female Dot-lined White Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/4/2002).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Dot-lined White Moth caterpillar in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/20/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Arlene Ripley MBP List

Detail of a Dot-lined White Moth caterpillar in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/20/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Arlene Ripley MBP List

Dot-lined White Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/8/2025). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1391997 - Psn: 200)

View Record Details Photo by Ashley Rodeheaver MBP List

Dot-lined White Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/8/2025). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1391998 - Psn: 200)

View Record Details Photo by Ashley Rodeheaver MBP List

Dot-lined White Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/8/2025). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1392000 - Psn: 200)

View Record Details Photo by Ashley Rodeheaver MBP List

Dot-lined White Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/8/2025). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1392002 - Psn: 200)

View Record Details Photo by Ashley Rodeheaver MBP List

Dot-lined White Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (11/12/2025). (c) jmuller6, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Note rows of black dots on obvious white veins. Fluffy thorax and abdomen are all white.

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A Dot-lined White Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/4/2012). View Record Details Media by Dave Czaplak.

A male Dot-lined White Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/27/2019). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (7/20/2015). Found by 4-year-old Braxton Murray. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/13/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/9/2014). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/22/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/1/2013). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/2/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A male Dot-lined White Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (11/5/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A male Dot-lined White Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/20/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Dot-lined White Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (7/19/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/7/2014). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/1/2015). View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/7/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/1/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A male Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/7/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/9/2016). View Record Details Media by Lisa Shannon.

A female Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/25/2023). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (11/4/2015). View Record Details Media by Nancy Martin.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/3/2014). View Record Details Media by Rod Burley.

Dot-lined White Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/30/2019). (c) Mel, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Mel via iNaturalist.

A Dot-lined White Moth on Assateague Island, Maryland (7/4/2013). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

A Dot-lined White Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/13/2013). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Dot-lined White Moth 'playing dead' in Howard Co., Maryland (10/7/2014). View Record Details Media by Nancy Magnusson.

Dot-lined White Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (10/7/2015). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A male Dot-lined White Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2002). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A female Dot-lined White Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/4/2002). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Dot-lined White Moth caterpillar in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/20/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

Detail of a Dot-lined White Moth caterpillar in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/20/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

Dot-lined White Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (11/12/2025). (c) jmuller6, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by jmuller6 via iNaturalist.

Source: Wikipedia

Artace cribrarius

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Genus:	Artace
Species:	A. cribrarius
Binomial name
*Artace cribrarius* (Ljungh, 1825)
Synonyms
Cossus cribrarius Ljungh, 1825 Artace punctistriga Walker, 1855 Artace cribraria (Ljungh, 1825)

Artace cribrarius, the dot-lined white, is a moth in the family Lasiocampidae. The species was first described by Sven Ingemar Ljungh in 1825.^[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Artace cribrarius is 7683.^[2]