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Banded Tussock Moth

Description:

Yellow and grey moth with what looks like a chain pattern across the wings.




1 species ID suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 9 months ago
Tussock Moth
Halysidota sp.

4 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 9 months ago

Welcome! We are a big family here and somebody would always have some IDeas ;-)...

shadowsunjc
shadowsunjc 9 months ago

Awesome! I had never seen one of these before but I knew someone here would have. Thanks for the quick identification.

shadowsunjc
shadowsunjc 9 months ago

Awesome! I had never seen one of these before but I knew someone here would have. Thanks for the quick identification.

bayucca
bayucca 9 months ago

It is either Halysidota tessellaris or Halysidota harrisii. Unfortunately it is not possible to separate them without the native specimen. You need a genital dissection, meaning killing the moth or DNA sample.
Although the ressemblance is amazing it is not serious to call your Tessellaris:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/28114/bgpa...
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.ed...

Florida, USA

Lat: 27.86, Long: -82.34

Spotted on Aug 7, 2012
Submitted on Aug 7, 2012

Spotted for mission

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