Dasychira pinicola

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Pine tussock
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Dasychira
Species:
D. pinicola
Binomial name
Dasychira pinicola
Dyar, 1911

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]

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<i>Dasychira vagans</i> Species of moth

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<i>Dasychira cinnamomea</i> Species of moth

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Dasychira obliquata, the streaked tussock moth, is a species of tussock moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Dasychira manto</i> Species of moth

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<i>Dasychira meridionalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Dasychira dominickaria</i> Species of moth

Dasychira dominickaria, or Dominick's tussock moth, is a species of tussock moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America.

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<i>Dasychira leucophaea</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. 1 2 Savela, Markku (August 1, 2019). "Dasychira pinicola (Dyar, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 25, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "930157.00 – 8305 – Dasychira pinicola – Pine Tussock Moth – (Dyar, 1911)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)