Western Tussock Moth
Orgyiavetusta
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
La Jolla, California
Summerfield, Florida
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wildflower55
Summerfield, FL |
April 2011 |
Negative
the caterpillar of these moths will strip the leaves off plants in no time! Very damaging to the new growth on my flower bulbs.
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obatalov
San Diego, CA (Zone 10b) |
April 2011 |
Neutral
"Larval food plants include deerweed, buckwheat, snowbrush ceanothus, bitterbrush, willow, serviceberry, wild rose, desert peach and bittercherry."
Adult females are flightless. Larvae come in variety of colors and considered pests by some.
Information from http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/lepidopt/lymantriidae/OrgyiaVet...
Adult females are flightless. Larvae come in variety of colors and considered pests by some.
Information from http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/lepidopt/lymantriidae/OrgyiaVet...
