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Fir Tussock Moth  - Orgyia detrita - male

Fir Tussock Moth - Orgyia detrita - Male
Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
April 1, 2012
Size: Approx. 1.5 cm
This moth eclosed from the pupa in the next photo which was attached with silk to the upper side of a palmetto leaf in an old oak hammock.

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Fir Tussock Moth  - Orgyia detrita - male Fir Tussock Moth pupa - Orgyia detrita - male Fir Tussock Moth pupa - Orgyia detrita - male

Orgyia detrita -Live Oak Tussock Moth - Hodges #8313
Moved from ID Request.

also called Fir Tussock Moth.

 
I noticed someone identified
the adult moth as male and one of the pupa as female (even though these are all of the same individual). I fixed them all to be male... please tell me if that is not so. I based it on the Info page.

 
Thanks
to Maury!

"Tussock Moth", probably an Orgyia species
Erebidae (Lymantriinae, Tussock Moths)
Orgyia sp.

Hope that helps.

 
Thanks, Bill.
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