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Fir Tussock Moth

Orgyia detrita

Description:

Interesting little moth

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2 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Need to be verified! Definitely the male and I am sure it is Orgyia sp., and I am tending to Detrita. But this one is also quite variable and all the marking are not always clearly visible, also depending on the age.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/105770/bgi...
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I...

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 11 years ago

neat, some of these little guys have fabulous wing patterns if one stops to look.

Ritsuka
Spotted by
Ritsuka

Minersville, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Sep 12, 2012
Submitted on Sep 12, 2012

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