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Species Orgyia pseudotsugata - Douglas Fir Tussock - Hodges#8312

Douglas Fir Tussock - Orgyia pseudotsugata - male Douglas-fir Tussock Moth  - Orgyia pseudotsugata Unknown caterpillar - Orgyia pseudotsugata Noctuidae ? - Orgyia pseudotsugata - male Douglas Fir Tussok Caterpillar - Orgyia pseudotsugata Tussock moth - Orgyia pseudotsugata Unknown Moth - Orgyia pseudotsugata - male Douglas Fir Tussock Moth - Orgyia pseudotsugata - male
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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 pseudotsugata (Douglas Fir Tussock - Hodges#8312)
Hodges Number
8312
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Orgyia pseudotsugata (McDunnough, 1921)
Size
wingspan 25 - 34 mm
Identification
Adult - Forewings of O. pseudotsugata are gray brown to black brown (brown tones may predominate in some specimens), with dark transverse markings that are sometimes indistinct. Look for a distinct white spot near the posterior margin of the forewing and a white or buff (sometimes rusty brown) blotch or chevron marking on the anterior-central area of the forewing. The underside of the forewings and both surfaces of the hindwings are brown, sometimes with gradations of black brown on wing borders. Southern moths tend to be lighter than northern.
Specimen identified by DNA analysis:
Range
a western species. Found anywhere host Douglas-fir, grand fir, white fir are found. (1)
Habitat
Pine forest
Season
Adults fly August into November
Food
Larval hosts Douglas-fir, grand fir, white fir