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White-marked Tussock Moth (male)

Orgyia leucostigma

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Tussock Moths, numbering about 30 species, get their name from the brightly colored tufts of hair on the larvae. Hairs of some species are irritating. Adult legs are hairy. Some females are almost wingless. Tussock moths have no tongue.

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