Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1267325

Definite Tussock Moth
Orgyia definita

Observation date: August 08, 2020
Submitted by: Khaake62@gmail.com
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found crawling on my backpack on Big Indian Mountain near Seager NY. It wouldn’t crawl into a beech tree leaf but did crawl on the wood stump.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: October 26, 2021
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, Ulster County