''Dasychira plagiata'', the northern pine tussock or northern conifer tussock, is a
moth
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of the family
Erebidae
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. The species was
first described by
Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in North America from
Newfoundland and Labrador
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to
Alberta
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, in
,
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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* '' ...
and
North Carolina
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.
The
wingspan
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is about 35 mm. The moths are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on ''
Picea glauca'', ''
Picea mariana'', ''
Picea rubens'', ''
Abies balsamea
''Abies balsamea'' or balsam fir is a North American fir, native to most of eastern and central Canada (Newfoundland west to central Alberta) and the northeastern United States (Minnesota east to Maine, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to ...
'', ''
Abies fraseri
The Fraser fir (''Abies fraseri'') is a species of fir native to the Appalachian Mountains of the Southeastern United States.
''Abies fraseri'' is closely related to ''Abies balsamea'' (balsam fir), of which it has occasionally been treated a ...
'', ''
Tsuga canadensis'', ''
Pinus'' and ''
Larix
Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus ''Larix'', of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from tall, they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the north and high on mountains furth ...
'' species.
References
External links
"Northern Conifer Tussock Moth (''Dasychira plagiata'')" ''BugwoodWiki''. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
Lymantriinae
Moths of North America
Moths described in 1865
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