Variable Tussock Moth

Dasychira vagans, the variable tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland to southern British Columbia in the north and North Carolina and Utah in the west. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Variable Tussock Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Dasychira plagiata
• Dasychira tephra
• Dasychira obliquata
• Dasychira manto
• Dasychira grisefacta

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Erebidae

Genus

Dasychira

Species

Dasychira vagans

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