Group: INSECT

Family: LYMANTRIIDAE

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SciName: Orgyia leucostigma

ComName: Whitemarked Tussock Moth

Contributor: T.Howard

Original Source: John L. Foltz, Forest Entomologist, University of Florida

Website: http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/foltz/eny3541/Tussock/Orgyia.htm

Fun Fact(s): Website giving info on the 3 Tussock Moth Caterpillars in Florida, with notes on IDing the three species and life history. All three are also found in NC.

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SciName: Orgyia leucostigma

ComName: Whitemarked Tussock Moth

Contributor: NEwman, Randy

Original Source: Lepidoptera of Ft. Macon State Park; 1. Preliminary survey of the Macrolepidoptera; J Bolling Sullivan, PhD.

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Fun Fact(s): Host Plants: Conifers: balsam fir, larch; Hardwoods: birch, apple, etc.; Shrubs: alder

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