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Definite Tussock Moth
Orgyia definita
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
White-marked Tussock MothOrgyia leucostigma
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Fir Tussock MothOrgyia detrita
Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellaris
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginica
American DaggerAcronicta americana
Pale Tussock MothCalliteara pudibunda
Hackberry DaggerAcronicta rubricoma
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 7,228 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 1,720 |
| New York | 1,141 |
| Ontario | 984 |
| North Carolina | 923 |
| Vermont | 820 |
| Tennessee | 621 |
| Quebec | 531 |
| Alabama | 444 |
| New Hampshire | 431 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Butterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera |
| Family | Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths · Erebidae |
| Genus | Orgyia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Definite Tussock Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.