Orgyia definita

Orgyia definita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Orgyia
Species:	O. definita
Binomial name
Orgyia definita Packard, [1865]

Orgyia definita, the definite tussock moth or definite-marked tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1865.[1] The species is found in eastern North America from Minnesota to New Brunswick and south to South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana.[2][1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm for males; females are wingless.

The larvae feed on Salix, Quercus, Tilia, Ulmus, Betula, Acer rubrum, and Hamamelis virginiana.

Larva in Guelph, Ontario, Canada

References

1. "930166.00 – 8314 – Orgyia definita – Definite Tussock Moth – Packard, 1864". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
2. Bartlett, Troy (June 20, 2018). "Species Orgyia definita - Definite Tussock Moth - Hodges#8314". BugGuide. Retrieved May 16, 2020.