Dasychira grisefacta

Dasychira grisefacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lymantriidae
Genus:	Dasychira
Species:	D. grisefacta
Binomial name
Dasychira grisefacta Dyar, 1911

The Pine Tussock or Grizzled Tussock (Dasychira grisefacta) is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in Alberta, from British Columbia to Arizona and Oregon, in New Mexico, Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota.

The wingspan is about 42 mm for males, the females are wingless.

The larvae feed on Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tsuga heterophylla, Picea engelmannii, Picea glauca, Pinus ponderosa and Pinus edulis.

Subspecies

There are two recognised subspecies:

• Dasychira grisefacta grisefacta (Dyar, 1911)
• Dasychira grisefacta ella (Bryk, 1934)

External links

• Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands
• Moths of North Dakota

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