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Live Oak Tussock Moth - Orgyia detrita
Copyright © 2004 Hannah Nendick-Mason

Live Oak Tussock Moth - Orgyia detrita
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
April 12, 2004
Sasha's recent posting and my very fumbling ID of it led me to revisit my own "White-marked Tussock Moth" image files - lo and behold, every single one was in fact Orgyia detrita, identifiable (I finally realize) by the orange warts along the sides. Apparently this is the most common species in FL.

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Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 3 May, 2006 - 4:08am

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