Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma (J.E. Smith)



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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Adult(s)
Mark Dreiling
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Adult(s)
Robert L. Anderson
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Pupa(e)
Robert L. Anderson
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Larva(e)
John Ghent
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Adult(s)
John L. Foltz
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Pupa(e)
John L. Foltz
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Multiple Life Stages
R.C. Morris
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Adult(s)
James Solomon
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Adult(s)
James Solomon
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Pupa(e)
James Solomon
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Larva(e)
James Solomon
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Larva(e)
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Larva(e)
Kevin D. Arvin
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Larva(e)
Patricia M. Ciesla
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Larva(e)
Johnny N. Dell
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whitemarked tussock moth
Orgyia leucostigma
Larva(e)
Rebekah D. Wallace


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Tribe: Orgyiini
Genus: Orgyia

Other System Links

NPDN Pest: ITAXADA


Synonyms and Other Names

Related Scientific Names:
Hemerocampa leucostigma (J.E. Smith)(Synonym)

References

Common Name Reference: Bosik, J. J. Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms 1997. Lanham, MD: Entomological Society of America (ESA), 1997. 232 pp.
Scientific Name Reference: