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Erebidae
930165 – 8313   Orgyia detrita Guérin-Méneville, 1831
             Fir Tussock Moth

© Alan Chin-Lee
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • detrita Guérin-Méneville 1831 (Orgyia) - MONA 1983: 8313
  • inornata Beutenmüller 1890 (Orgyia)
  • kendalli Riotte 1972 (Orgyia)
  • 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. 75; pl. 8.10-13, A.9. order or free PDF
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Orgyia detrita
    © Machele White
    Orgyia detrita
    © Machele White - f.
    Orgyia detrita
    © Machele White
    Orgyia detrita
    © Machele White
    Orgyia detrita
    29mm – © Jim Vargo
    Orgyia detrita
    © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Orgyia detrita
    © Seth Ausubel LG

    Orgyia detrita
    © Jon Hart LG

    Orgyia detrita
    © Jon Hart LG

    Orgyia detrita
    © Giff Beaton LG
    on Oak
    Orgyia detrita
    © Gary McClellan LG

    Orgyia detrita
    © Gary McClellan LG


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