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Species Dasychira manto - Manto Tussock Moth - Hodges#8307

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Hodges #8307 - Manto Tussock Moth - Dasychira manto - male Hodges #8307 - Manto Tussock Moth - Dasychira manto - male Dasychira manto - male Dasychira manto - male Hodes #8307 - Manto Tussock moth - Dasychira manto Dasychira manto - male Dasychira manto - male Dasychira manto original thought but now doubtful. - Dasychira manto - female
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Lymantriinae (Tussock Moths)
Tribe Orgyiini
Genus Dasychira
Species manto (Manto Tussock Moth - Hodges#8307)
Hodges Number
8307
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dasychira manto (Strecker, 1900)
Phylogenetic Sequence # 930159
Size
Wingspan 31-40 mm (male), 38-48 mm (female)
Identification
Forewing more uniformly dark brown than in related Dasychira.
Range
Southeastern United States: Maryland south to Florida, west to Kentucky, Texas.
Habitat
Presumably near pine forests.
Season
April-October (2-3 broods)
Food
Larvae fed on pines, esp. Jack Pine, Pinus banksiana, and Scrub Pine, Pinus virginiana.
Life Cycle
Eggs; Larva; Cocoon; Adult Female:
Print References
Covell p. 339, plate 45 (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographer's Group
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Cindy Mead
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Cotinis on 24 February, 2005 - 3:09pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 5 April, 2022 - 5:20pm

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