Orgyia leucostigma

TaxID: 95259

Basic Information

Orgyia leucostigma

White-marked Tussock Moth, white-marked tussock moth

Orgyia leucostigma, the white-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, extending as far west as Texas, California, and Alberta.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Erebidae

Orgyia

leucostigma

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Photos (5 photos)

Orgyia leucostigma
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(c) Michael J. Papay@BY
Orgyia leucostigma
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(c) Cody Hough@BY-NC-SA
Orgyia leucostigma
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(c) lkirk@BY-NC
Orgyia leucostigma
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(c) unknown@CC0
Orgyia leucostigma
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(c) Fyn Kynd@BY-SA

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (197 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (6 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
China Quarantine pests 2021
EPPO A1 Absent —
United Kingdom Quarantine pest 2024
India Quarantine pests —
Japan Quarantine pests —
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018

Distribution (5 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Canada Present
Cuba Present —
Mexico Present —
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Present —
United States of America Present

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature