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Black Banded Yellow Tussock

Artaxa sp.

Description:

A mating pair of Tussock moth. Please confirm me which is male and female?? The pair have different color.

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3 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Male is yellow for sure. In many insects, the female moths are much larger than males. Reminds me a lot of Euproctis sp., or Artaxa sp.

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Let me guess - is the male colored yellow?

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

This job is for Jacob

Thimphu, Bhutan

Spotted on Oct 14, 2012
Submitted on Oct 14, 2012

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