Northern Pine Tussock Moth

Dasychira plagiata, the northern pine tussock or northern conifer tussock, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in North America from Newfoundland and Labrador to Alberta, in Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Northern Pine 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 manto
• Dasychira vagans
• Dasychira tephra
• Dasychira obliquata
• Dasychira grisefacta
• Orgyia athlophora

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Erebidae

Genus

Dasychira

Species

Dasychira plagiata

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