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Fir Tussock Moth - Hodges#8313 (Orgyia detrita)
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Copyright © 2012
Karen Anthonisen Finch
Fir Tussock Moth -
Orgyia detrita
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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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Contributed by
Karen Anthonisen Finch
on 3 April, 2012 - 11:47am
Last updated 7 April, 2012 - 10:58am
Orgyia detrita -Live Oak Tussock Moth - Hodges #8313
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also called Fir Tussock Moth.
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Maury J. Heiman
, 7 April, 2012 - 12:28am
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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.
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Karen Anthonisen Finch
, 7 April, 2012 - 11:03am
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Thanks
to Maury!
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Karen Anthonisen Finch
, 7 April, 2012 - 10:43am
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"Tussock Moth", probably an Orgyia species
Erebidae (Lymantriinae, Tussock Moths)
Orgyia sp.
Hope that helps.
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Bill Reynolds
, 3 April, 2012 - 3:32pm
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Thanks, Bill.
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Karen Anthonisen Finch
, 7 April, 2012 - 10:43am
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