White-marked Tussock Moth Orgyia leucostigma (J.E. Smith, 1797)    Synonyms: Hodges #8316, P3 #930168.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Erebidae   >   Genus Orgyia   

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A White-marked Tussock Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/22/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

The highly variable adult White-marked Tussock Moth at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/30/2013). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/30/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/19/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/19/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (11/6/2015). Photo by Mark Eanes. (MBP list)

White-marked Tussock Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/21/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/11/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/6/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/20/2016). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2015). Confirmed by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/23/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/24/2017). Verified by Paul Dennehy/BugGuide. Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A female White-marked Tussock Moth laying eggs in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/26/2017). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide. Photo by Richard Crook. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/7/2013). This is a photo of a wingless female. Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A female White-marked Tussock Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland. A wingless female with egg mass laid on top of her cocoon. She has no reason to leave her cocoon as males come to her after she releases pheromones. She incorporates hair from the caterpillar stage into her cocoon. Photo by Arlene Ripley. (MBP list)

A female White-marked Tussock Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (0/0/0). Deceased female after laying egg mass (removed from cocoon to show detail). Photo by Arlene Ripley. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (8/30/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A female White-marked Tussock Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland. Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/7/2021). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

White-marked Tussock Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (11/1/2006). Photo by Arlene Ripley. (MBP list)

A male White-marked Tussock Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/17/2003). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/7/2009). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A male White-marked Tussock Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/16/2003). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A male White-marked Tussock Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/24/2003). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/17/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/30/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth larva in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/12/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth caterpillar in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/28/2014). Photo by Boyer and McDowell. (MBP list)

White-marked Tussock Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (6/24/2013). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/19/2016). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (7/23/2012). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (7/23/2012). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/24/2013). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (8/17/2010). Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth caterpillar in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/22/2013). Photo by Lee Hancock. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth caterpillar found at Elk Neck SP, Cecil Co., Maryland (8/29/2013). Photo by Holly Merker. (MBP list)

A corpse of a White-marked Tussock Moth Caterpillar and its ichneuman wasp parasitoid cocoon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/26/2005). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A corpse of a White-marked Tussock Moth Caterpillar and its ichneuman wasp parasitoid cocoon in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/26/2005). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth cocoon in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (3/31/2014). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)

Orgyia leucostigma caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A White-marked Tussock Moth egg mass in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/9/2019). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)


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