Dasychira plagiata, the northern pine tussock or northern conifer tussock, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in North America from Newfoundland and Labrador to Alberta, in Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina.[1]
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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: | Dasychira |
| Species: | D. plagiata
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| Binomial name | |
| Dasychira plagiata Walker, 1865
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The wingspan is about 35 mm. The moths are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Picea glauca, Picea mariana, Picea rubens, Abies balsamea, Abies fraseri, Tsuga canadensis, Pinus and Larix species.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (August 1, 2019). "Dasychira plagiata (Walker, 1865)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
External links
edit- "Northern Conifer Tussock Moth (Dasychira plagiata)". BugwoodWiki. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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