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Erebidae
930161 – 8309   Orgyia vetusta Boisduval, 1852
             Western Tussock Moth

© Gary McDonald - DNA
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • vetusta Boisduval, 1852 (Orgyia) - MONA 1983: 8309
  • gulosa Edwards, 1881 (Orgyia)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Ferguson, D. C., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 22.2: p. 65; pl. 8.14-27. order or free PDF
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 49.18m, 49.19f; p. 276. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
    Orgyia vetusta
    © Joyce Gross
    Orgyia vetusta
    © Joyce Gross - f.
    Orgyia vetusta
    © Joyce Gross - m.
    Orgyia vetusta
    25mm – © Chris Grinter
    Orgyia vetusta
    26mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Orgyia vetusta
    © Aaron Schusteff LG

    Orgyia vetusta
    © Aaron Schusteff LG

    Orgyia vetusta
    © Don Loarie LG

    Orgyia vetusta
    © Moria Robinson on Ceanothus cuneatus LG
    and Arctostaphylos manzanita
    Orgyia vetusta
    © Moria Robinson on Adenostoma fasciculatum, LG
    and Quercus wislizenii and berberidifolia
    Orgyia vetusta
    © Moria Robinson on Ceanothus cuneatus LG
    and Quercus wislizenii and berberidifolia
    Orgyia vetusta
    © Hartmut Wisch


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