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Genus

Orgyia

Orgyia vetusta. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Orgyia is a genus of tussock moths of the Erebidae family. The species are cosmopolitan, except neotropical region.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
          • Class: Insecta (Insects)
            • Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
              • Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
                • Superfamily: Noctuoidea (Owlet moths and allies)
                  • Family: Erebidae (Underwing, tiger, tussock, and allied moths)
                    • Subfamily: Lymantriinae (Tussock moths)
                      • Tribe: Orgyiini
                        • Genus: Orgyia
                          • Species: Orgyia vetusta (Western tussock moth)
                          • Species: Orgyia pseudotsugata (Douglas-fir tussock moth)
                          • Species: Orgyia antiqua (Rusty tussock moth)

Subtaxa

Species: Orgyia vetusta (Western tussock moth)

Species: Orgyia pseudotsugata (Douglas-fir tussock moth)

Species: Orgyia antiqua (Rusty tussock moth)

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