Dasychira pinicola
Appearance
Pine tussock | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Dasychira |
Species: | D. pinicola
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Binomial name | |
Dasychira pinicola Dyar, 1911
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Dasychira pinicola, the pine tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1911. It is found in the US states of New Jersey, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Minnesota.[1][2]
The larvae feed on Pinus species, including Pinus banksiana.[1]
References
- ^ a b Savela, Markku (August 1, 2019). "Dasychira pinicola (Dyar, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "930157.00 – 8305 – Dasychira pinicola – Pine Tussock Moth – (Dyar, 1911)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2020.