| 1546126 |
live oak tussock moth |
Orgyia detrita |
females like other Orgyia species are wingless. |
| 1546127 |
live oak tussock moth |
Orgyia detrita |
The female lays her eggs on the cocoon and covers them with abdominal hairs. |
| 1546128 |
live oak tussock moth |
Orgyia detrita |
This species can be identified int he 2nd instar by the yellow-orange color of the prothorax, abdominal segment 5 and and the 2nd abdominal glands. |
| 1546129 |
live oak tussock moth |
Orgyia detrita |
Abdominal tussocks and anterior "hair pencils" are prominent in the 3rd instar |
| 1546131 |
live oak tussock moth |
Orgyia detrita |
Late stage larvae typically appear as the dark form on the right, but a small oercentage have a light integument much like the whitemarked tussock moth |