Orgyia thyellina, the white-spotted tussock moth, is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881..[1]

White-spotted tussock moth
Female, dorsal view
Male, dorsal view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Orgyia
Species:
O. thyellina
Binomial name
Orgyia thyellina
Butler, 1881

The wingspan is 21–29 mm for males and 30–42 mm for females of the first two generations.[2]

The larvae mainly feed on Rosaceae species, including mulberry (Morus), Pyrus, Prunus avium, Prunus domestica and Malus. Other recorded food plants include Rosa, Prunus persica, Salix, Betula, Quercus, Acer negundo, Wisteria, Kennedia, Clianthus puniceus, and Citrus × paradisi.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Biosecurity New Zealand
  2. ^ "ヒメシロモンドクガ Orgyia thyellina Butler, 1881". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Adventive species of Lepidoptera recorded for the first time in New Zealand since 1988