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Species Dasychira basiflava - Yellow-based Tussock Moth - Hodges#8296

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Lymantriidae (Tussock Moths)
Tribe Orgyiini
Genus Dasychira
Species basiflava (Yellow-based Tussock Moth - Hodges#8296)
Hodges Number
8296
Size
Wingspan 30-39 mm (male), 42-54 mm (female)
Identification
Forewing dark brown, yellowish in basal areas, am. and pm. lines black, sinuous (1).
Range
Eastern North America: Mass. and southern Ontario west to Iowa, Texas, south to South Carolina and perhaps Florida (1).
Habitat
Woodlands, especially dry areas
Season
June-August, earlier in spring in South. One flight in much of range, but a second is possible in southern areas (2).
Life Cycle
Larva feeds on oaks, also dogwood, blueberry (2).
See Also
Southern Tussock Moth, D. meridionalis, Variable Tussock Moth, D. vagans
Print References
Covell, p. 338, plate 44 #13, #18 (1)
Wagner, p. 444, photos of larva, adult (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographer's Group
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
2.Caterpillars of Eastern North America
By David L. Wagner
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 3 September, 2005 - 11:20am
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 22 July, 2006 - 8:44am

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