Orgyia detrita
Species of moth
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Orgyia detrita, the fir tussock moth or live oak tussock moth, is a tussock moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1831. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
| Orgyia detrita | |
|---|---|
| Adult (top) and larva (lower) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Tribe: | Orgyiini |
| Genus: | Orgyia |
| Species: | O. detrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Orgyia detrita Guérin-Méneville, 1831 | |