Dasychira pinicola

Pine tussock
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Dasychira
Species:
D. pinicola
Binomial name
Dasychira pinicola
Dyar, 1911

Dasychira pinicola, the pine tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1911. It is found in the US states of New Jersey, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Minnesota.[1][2]

The larvae feed on Pinus species, including Pinus banksiana.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Savela, Markku (August 1, 2019). "Dasychira pinicola (Dyar, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "930157.00 – 8305 – Dasychira pinicola – Pine Tussock Moth – (Dyar, 1911)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 25, 2020.


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