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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae) » Orgyiini » Orgyia » Douglas Fir Tussock - Hodges#8312 (Orgyia pseudotsugata)
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Tussock Moth - Orgyia pseudotsugata
Copyright © 2005 Rich Swanner

Tussock Moth - Orgyia pseudotsugata
Buck's Lake, Plumas County, California, USA
August 16, 2005
Size: 2in

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Contributed by Rich Swanner on 19 August, 2005 - 11:14pm
Last updated 27 August, 2005 - 11:24am

Very nice image!
Hope to see a lot more of your work.
… Jim McClarin, 10 February, 2006 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

There is also a Douglas Fir Tussock
Orgyia pseudotsugata. Click here for a Canadian description. The third image especially looks good.
… john and jane balaban, 20 August, 2005 - 9:55pm login or register to post comments

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