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INSECTS

Definite Tussock Moth

Orgyia definita

Insects
Native
Definite Tussock Moth, photo 1 of 5
Definite Tussock Moth, Caterpillar
Definite Tussock Moth, Male

Butterfly or moth in the family Erebidae.

There are 282 observations of Definite Tussock Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie111
  2. Montérégie53
  3. Outaouais31
  4. Laurentides27
  5. Lanaudière14
  6. Capitale-Nationale14
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches10
  8. Montréal10
  9. Mauricie6
  10. Centre-du-Québec5
  11. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Witch-hazelHamamelis virginiana
TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
American basswoodTilia americana

Similar species

White-marked Tussock MothOrgyia leucostigma
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellaris
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginica
American DaggerAcronicta americana
Hackberry DaggerAcronicta rubricoma
Variable Tussock MothDasychira vagans
Rusty Tussock MothOrgyia antiqua
Laugher MothCharadra deridens
Spotted Tussock MothLophocampa maculata
Spotted Apatelodes MothApatelodes torrefacta
Spongy MothLymantria dispar