Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Tussock Moths (Lymantriinae) » Orgyiini » Orgyia » Douglas Fir Tussock - Hodges#8312 (Orgyia pseudotsugata)
Photo#1707791
Unknown Moth - Orgyia pseudotsugata - male
Copyright © 2019 Tim Zurowski

Unknown Moth - Orgyia pseudotsugata - Male
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
August 6, 2019
Size: 2-2.4 cm
Contributed by Tim Zurowski on 7 August, 2019 - 3:19am
Last updated 7 August, 2019 - 2:19pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 7 August, 2019 - 2:19pm

looks like Douglas Fir Tussock
… tom murray, 7 August, 2019 - 7:15am

 
Thanks Tom
I think you got it. . . . . Orgyia pseudotsugata – Douglas Fir Tussock Moth :)
… Tim Zurowski, 7 August, 2019 - 2:09pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2021 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by: