Orgyia thyellina

TaxID: 335473

Basic Information

Orgyia thyellina

White-spotted Tussock Moth, white-spotted tussock moth

Orgyia thyellina, the white-spotted tussock moth, is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881.. The wingspan is 21 C29 mm for males and 30 C42 mm for females of the first two generations. The larvae mainly feed on Rosaceae species, including mulberry (Morus), Pyrus, Prunus avium, Prunus domestica and Malus. Other recorded food plants include Rosa, Prunus persica, Salix, Betula, Quercus, Acer negundo, Wisteria, Kennedia, Clianthus puniceus, and Citrus paradisi.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Erebidae

Orgyia

thyellina

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd.@BY
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(c) Takaaki Hattori@BY
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(c) りなべる@BY
Orgyia thyellina
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(c) Takaaki Hattori@BY
Orgyia thyellina
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(c) MUNENORI YAMAKAWA@BY

Morphological Features

Female adult of Orgyia thyellina exhibits seasonal wing dimorphism. Under long-day photoperiod, females are long-winged with forewing length 19.96 ± 0.23 mm; under short-day photoperiod, females are short-winged with forewing length 8.78 ± 0.19 mm. Despite size difference, wing shape and color pattern are similar between forms. Scales are petal-shaped in both forms, but scale density is much higher in short-winged females. The wing surface of short-winged females is much rougher and thicker than that of long-winged females. The short wing is similar in size and morphology to the pupal wing, developing almost without spreading after eclosion.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

Akihiro Yoshida, Yoshiomi Kato. 2019. Morphology and development of the short wing in the seasonal dimorphism of the tussock moth, Orgyia thyellina (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae): comparison with the long wing. Applied Entomology and Zoology

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (2 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
New Zealand Quarantine pests —

Distribution (3 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Japan Present —
New Zealand Present —
Russian Federation 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.

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