Biology:Orgyia detrita

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Short description: Species of moth

Orgyia detrita
Orgyia detrita.jpg
Fir Tussock Moth Orgyia detrita. Lymantriidae (34501423741).jpg
Adult (top) and larva (lower)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Orgyiini
Genus: Orgyia
Species:
O. detrita
Binomial name
Orgyia detrita
Guérin-Méneville, 1831

Orgyia detrita, the fir tussock moth or live oak tussock moth, is a tussock moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1831. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Orgyia detrita is 8313.[4]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q27997871 entry