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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Tussock Moths (Lymantriinae) » Orgyiini » Orgyia
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moth? - Orgyia - female
Copyright © 2006 prnc

moth? - Orgyia - Female
chicora, butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 30, 2006
Size: 3/4"
did this hatch from the foam, or did it create the foam?
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Contributed by prnc on 3 October, 2006 - 5:42pm
Last updated 19 March, 2010 - 11:33pm

Moved
Moved from Tussock Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 19 March, 2010 - 11:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 November, 2006 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

Female tussock moth.
This is a female tussock moth. She probably emerged from the 'foam,' which should be her cocoon. Since she is wingless, she usually doesn't stray far, and often lays her eggs on the cocoon. She broadcasts a strong scent to attract males of her species. The males CAN fly, of course:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 October, 2006 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

 
thank you
very interesting. i searched tussock moth. can't decide what page it goes on. if the photo belongs in the guide, feel free to move it to where it belongs.
… prnc, 4 October, 2006 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Orgyia sp.
The genus is Orgyia. They are almost impossible to ID to species level without knowing what the larva or the male looks like.
… Marius Aurelian, 11 November, 2009 - 1:51am login or register to post comments

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