Biology:Dasychira pinicola

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Short description: Species of moth

Pine tussock
Dasychira pinicola.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q5226971 entry