Orgyia definita
Orgyia definita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lymantriidae |
Genus: | Orgyia |
Species: | O. definita |
Binomial name | |
Orgyia definita Packard, [1865][1] | |
The definite tussock moth or definite-marked tussock moth (Orgyia definita) is a moth of the Lymantriidae family found from Minnesota to New Brunswick and south to South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana.[2][1]
The wingspan is about 30 mm for males; females are wingless. Adult males are brown with a darker pattern and some white markings.
The larvae feed on Salix, Quercus, Tilia, Ulmus, Betula, Acer rubrum, and Hamamelis virginiana. They have a yellow head, prothoracic, plate and dorsal glands. The body is covered in whitish hairs and the verrucae (wart-like structures on the body) are pale yellow.
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