scientific name : Dasychira vagans
common name : Variable tussock moth
information : Grayish white overall appearance in color, with four dense, short dorsal "tussocks" composed of clubbed setae on A1-A4. White lateral tussocks composed of long setae with a few black setae in the center. Black "pencils" of setae that terminate in a paddle shape; one pair off T1 that extend forward over the head; a second pair off of A9 that extend backward; and a single pencil on the dorsal side of A8. Defensive glands are raw amber to reddish in color.

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