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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Butterflies and Moths
  6. Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths
  7. Tussock Moths

subfamily

Tussock Moths

Lymantriinae

Includes
23 native 3 introduced 8 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Orgyiini 23 native
  • Lymantriini
  • Euzora
  • Nygmiini
  • Leucomini

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native tussock moths All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • White-marked Tussock Moth Orgyia leucostigma 42,870 observations
  • Rusty Tussock Moth Orgyia antiqua 22,407 observations
  • Fir Tussock Moth Orgyia detrita 13,871 observations
  • Definite Tussock Moth Orgyia definita 10,231 observations
  • Western Tussock Moth Orgyia vetusta 9,915 observations
  • Southern Tussock Moth Dasychira meridionalis 4,307 observations
  • Manto Tussock Moth Dasychira manto 536 observations
  • Tephra Tussock Moth Dasychira tephra 359 observations
  • Dasychira atrivenosa 157 observations
  • Dasychira dominickaria 21 observations

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