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Pest Factsheet of Flowering Trees: White spotted tussock moth (Orgyia thyellina)

Published: Mar, 26 Mar 2013, 15:25
Last updated: Lun, 11 May 2015, 16:54
Eggs white-to-buff, laid in clusters (not covered by scales) about the size of a 10 cent coin. Young larvae black and very hairy; mature larvae about 30mm long with four distinctive white tufts of hair, orange stripe down each side, two spots on tail. Adult females have creamy white wings with dark spot, males smaller, grey-black with a similar spot.
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  • NPPO of Australia
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Submitted by: NPPO of Australia