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Erebidae
930148 – 8296   Dasychira basiflava (Packard, 1864)
             Yellow-based Tussock Moth

© Gary Phillips
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • basiflava Packard 1864 (Parorgyia) - MONA 1983: 8296
  • clintoni Grote & Robinson 1866 (Parorgyia)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Ferguson, D. C., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 22.2: p. 34; pl. 3.16-18, 20-27. order or free PDF
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Dasychira basiflava
    © Patrick Coin
    Dasychira basiflava
    © Brent Steury
    Dasychira basiflava
    © Larry Line
    Dasychira basiflava
    © Mike Boone
    Dasychira basiflava
    © Bob Patterson
    Dasychira basiflava
    © Tom Murray
    Dasychira basiflava
    © Gary Phillips
    Dasychira basiflava
    © Seabrooke Leckie
    Dasychira basiflava
    © Ken Childs
    Dasychira basiflava
    - 43mm – © Jim Vargo
    Dasychira basiflava
    - 38mm – © Jim Vargo

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