scientific name : Orgyia definita
common name : Definite-marked tussock moth
information : Bright yellow with paired anterior and unpaired posterior lashes composed of long black, spatulate setae. Head, thoracic shield, and dorsal glands pale. Middorsum of first through fourth abdominal segments with dense medial tuft of white, brown, or yellow setae. Food: many shrubs and trees. Caterpillar: March to November; 2 generations in Deep South; 1 in North.

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