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Western Tussock Moth

Orgyia vetusta

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 190, February 164, March 227, April 866, May 682, June 286, July 130, August 132, September 168, October 171, November 220, December 170.
California9,304
United States2,120
Mexico62
Baja California62
Nevada24
Oregon7
Washington2
Idaho1

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyUnderwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths · Erebidae
GenusOrgyia

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