Biology:Orgyia definita
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Short description: Species of moth
| Orgyia definita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Orgyia |
| Species: | O. definita
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| Binomial name | |
| Orgyia definita Packard, [1865]
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Orgyia definita, the definite tussock moth or definite-marked tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1865.[1] The species is found in eastern North America from Minnesota to New Brunswick and south to South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana.[2][1]
The wingspan is about 30 mm for males; females are wingless. Adult males are brown with a darker pattern and some white markings.
The larvae feed on Salix, Quercus, Tilia, Ulmus, Betula, Acer rubrum, and Hamamelis virginiana. They have a yellow head, prothoracic plate and dorsal glands. The body is covered in whitish hairs and the verrucae (wart-like structures on the body) are pale yellow.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "930166.00 – 8314 – Orgyia definita – Definite Tussock Moth – Packard, 1864". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8314. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ↑ Bartlett, Troy (June 20, 2018). "Species Orgyia definita - Definite Tussock Moth - Hodges#8314". http://bugguide.net/node/view/434. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q7102160 entry
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