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Sycamore Tussock Moth - Hodges#8204 (Halysidota harrisii)
Photo#1354477
Copyright © 2017
Dave Barker
Halysidota harrisii
29.797438, -100.997888, Val Verde County, Texas, USA
March 28, 2017
Size: approx 1.2 cm body length
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Contributed by
Dave Barker
on 8 April, 2017 - 9:26pm
Last updated 28 April, 2017 - 3:53pm
Moved - tentative ID based on proximity to host plant
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Kyhl Austin
, 28 April, 2017 - 3:53pm
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A Halysidota sp.
It's a Tussock Moth. But I'm afraid that's as much help as I can be.
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Garrett Hargiss
, 8 April, 2017 - 9:32pm
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Halysidota harrisii
I'd say there is a statistically significant chance that this is the Sycamore Tussock moth. Along the Devils River (where the moth was encountered) the dominant tree species is American sycamore. From my house I can see dozens of large adult Sycamores and hundreds of saplings and starts. There is nothing for tesselaris to eat here--according to the dietary list on BugGuide for tesselaris, this far west in this area there are no alder, ash, birch, elm, hazel, hickory, poplar, tulip tree, or willow. There might be Hill Country walnut in the general area, but none that I'm aware of for miles around. We do have a scrubby post oak in the area, but I imagine that the "oak" on this list refers to the white oaks or other of the big eastern oaks.
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Dave Barker
, 8 April, 2017 - 11:29pm
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