Western tussock moth

Western tussock moth
Male
Pair of mature caterpillars, early May
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lymantriidae
Genus: Orgyia
Species: O. vetusta
Binomial name
Orgyia vetusta
Boisduval, 1852

The western tussock moth, Orgyia vetusta, formerly Hemerocampa vetusta, is a moth found in the Pacific States and British Columbia, as well as an isolated population in Boise County, Idaho.

Empty Orgyia vetusta cocoon, the pupal exuvia is clearly visible

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