''Orgyia detrita'', the fir tussock moth or live oak tussock moth, is a
tussock moth
The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The cat ...
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'') ...
. The species was
first described by
Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1831. It is found in North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Orgyia detrita'' is 8313.][
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Lymantriinae
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Moths described in 1831
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