Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1039983

Fir Tussock Moth
Orgyia detrita

Observation date: April 15, 2015
Date notes: 04/15/2015 at 07:13pm
Submitted by: pac8879
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: These pictures were taken at a gas station. You can see a tree in the background of the second picture. There were hundreds of them crawling on the gas pumps on the ground, and several were clumped together on the awning above the gas pumps.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: April 17, 2015
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Texas, Fort Bend County