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2 Species ID Suggestions

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago
White-marked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma Orgyia leucostigma


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bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

After a wrong ID of Leucostigma I am a little bit careful with these ones. Detrita is the most common tussock moth in Florida and compared with Leucostigma with these "yellowish" warts which are missing in Leucostigma. But I am not 100% sure...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/910...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/501065/bgi...
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.ed...
Interesting is the fact that female Orgyia can't fly, looks like a cocoon, stays next to the empty cocoon and dies after having laid its eggs. The males itsleves are extremely nervous flyers looking for resting females and will be attracked by pheromones.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Very nice!

RoyPanaguiton
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RoyPanaguiton

Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 23, 2011
Submitted on Mar 1, 2012

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