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Species Orgyia vetusta - Western Tussock Moth - Hodges#8309

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited
Western Tussock Moth Caterpillar - Orgyia vetusta caterpillar - Orgyia vetusta without a doubt, I AM a grandma! - Orgyia vetusta without a doubt, I AM a grandma! - Orgyia vetusta Orgyia vetusta? - Orgyia vetusta - male Which Tussock Moth Cat? - Orgyia vetusta Orgyia vetusta Western tussock moth caterpillar - Orgyia vetusta
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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 Orgyia
Species vetusta (Western Tussock Moth - Hodges#8309)
Hodges Number
8309
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Orgyia vetusta Boisduval, 1852
Identification
Specimen identified by DNA analysis:
Range
western (CA, WA) (1)
Life Cycle
Larva, mating pair:
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Life History of Western Tussock Moths, Orgyia vetusta with Parasitoid Activity - Great photos and info from Joyce Gross at University of California at Berkeley.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 26 May, 2005 - 6:25pm
Additional contributions by John Davis, Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 25 February, 2018 - 8:34am

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