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]

Orgyia detrita
Adult (top) and larva (lower)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Orgyia detrita report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Orgyia detrita". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Orgyia detrita". Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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