Definite Tussock Moth
Orgyia definita Packard, [1865]
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Identification: Forewing dark grayish brown, with relatively sharp black markings in upper st. area. Note thin, black costal patch with black and gray streaks below it, near forewing apex. St. line usually sharp, accented by white spot near bottom. Hindwing dark brown, almost black. Wings absent in female.
Wing Span: 2-3.3 cm in males.
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Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 145 - 168 of 291 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 02, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 03, 2017
Observation date: Sep 13, 2017
Submitted by: Steven Wilson
Region: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 19, 2017
Observation date: Sep 15, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 16, 2017
Observation date: Sep 13, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2017
Observation date: Sep 13, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2017
Observation date: Sep 12, 2017
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 14, 2017
Observation date: Sep 11, 2017
Submitted by: fiona7kelly7
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 11, 2017
Observation date: Sep 02, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 02, 2017
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: MareBear3
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 30, 2017
Observation date: Aug 26, 2017
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2017
Observation date: Aug 28, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2017
Observation date: Aug 28, 2017
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 28, 2017
Observation date: Aug 18, 2017
Submitted by: nceh
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 19, 2017
Observation date: Jun 14, 2017
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 19, 2017
Observation date: Aug 08, 2017
Submitted by: Mbelecz
Region: Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 09, 2017
Observation date: Aug 02, 2017
Submitted by: Matthurian
Region: Bedford County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 02, 2017
Observation date: Jul 25, 2017
Submitted by: Colin Gillette
Region: Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 26, 2017
Observation date: Jun 17, 2017
Submitted by: Clove
Region: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 18, 2017
Observation date: Jun 03, 2016
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Nov 13, 2016
Observation date: Sep 12, 2016
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 12, 2016
Observation date: Aug 29, 2016
Submitted by: AJ Trently
Region: Hickman County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Oct 10, 2016
Observation date: Jul 16, 2014
Submitted by: JohnBoback
Region: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 09, 2016
Observation date: Sep 02, 2016
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: Jim Eckert
Verified date: Sep 25, 2016
Observation date: Sep 17, 2016
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 17, 2016
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