Orgyia pseudotsugata
TaxID: 33414
Basic Information
Orgyia pseudotsugata
Douglas fir tussock moth, Douglas-fir Tussock Moth
Orgyia pseudotsugata, the Douglas-fir tussock moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1921. It is found in western North America. Its population periodically irrupts in cyclical outbreaks. The caterpillars feed on the needles of Douglas fir, true fir, and spruce in summer, and moths are on the wing from July or August to November.
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Taxonomic Information
Metazoa
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Orgyia
pseudotsugata
unclassified
Species
nan
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nan
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (17 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
| Scientific Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Abies concolor | Host |
| Abies grandis | Host |
| Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa | Host |
| Abies magnifica | Host |
| Larix occidentalis | Host |
| Paxistima myrsinites | Host |
| Picea engelmannii | Host |
| Picea pungens | Host |
| Pinus contorta | Host |
| Pinus lambertiana | Host |
Quarantine Status (14 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Absent | 2019 |
| Chile | Quarantine pests | 2019 |
| Ecuador | Quarantine pests | — |
| EPPO A1 | Absent | — |
| Croatia | Quarantine pests | — |
| India | Quarantine pests | — |
| Japan | Quarantine pests | — |
| Republic of Korea | Quarantine pests | — |
| Morocco | Quarantine pest | 2018 |
| Nicaragua | Absent | — |
Distribution (4 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Present | |
| Germany | Present | — |
| Mexico | Present | — |
| United States of America | Present |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
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