- Dasychira basiflava
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Dasychira basiflava 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lymantriidae Genus: Dasychira Species: D. basiflava Binomial name Dasychira basiflava
(Packard, [1865])Synonyms - Parorgyia basiflava Packard, [1865]
- Parorgyia clintoni Grote & Robinson, 1866
The Yellow-based Tussock (Dasychira basiflava) is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found from Massachusetts and southern Ontario west to Iowa, Texas, south to South Carolina and possibly Florida.
The wingspan is 30-39 mm for males and 42-54 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to August in the north and earlier in spring in the south. There is one generation in most of the range, but a second generation can occur in the southern part of the range.
The larvae feed on oak, dogwood and blueberry.
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