''Dasychira dorsipennata'', the sharp-lined tussock or hardwood tussock moth, is a species of tussock moth in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. It was first described by

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and James Halliday McDunnough in 1919 and it is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Dasychira dorsipennata'' is 8293.

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