Dasychira basiflava

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Dasychira basiflava
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Dasychira
Species:
D. basiflava
Binomial name
Dasychira basiflava
(Packard, [1865])
Synonyms
  • Parorgyia basiflavaPackard, [1865]
  • Parorgyia clintoniGrote & Robinson, 1866

Dasychira basiflava, the yellow-based tussock, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1865. [1] It is found in North America from Massachusetts and southern Ontario west to Iowa, Texas, south to South Carolina and possibly Florida. It is also found in Southeastern Alaska.

The wingspan is 30–39 mm for males and 42–54 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to August in the north and earlier in spring in the south. There is one generation in most of the range, but a second generation can occur in the southern part of the range.

The larvae feed on oak, dogwood and blueberry.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 1, 2019). "Dasychira basiflava (Packard, [1865])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 25, 2020.