Rusty tussock moth
Orgyia antiqua
Erebid moths
(Erebidae)
♂
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Yellow-orange wings with darker lines and a bright white marking, wide comb-like antennae will be the ♂. The ♀ looks more like a fat larva, the wings are hardly developed and she cannot fly. The caterpillar is black with red and yellow markings, on the back there are 4 yellow hair brushes and long hair all over. Prefers deciduous woods and shrubbery. ⇔ wsp. 25-30 mm syn. Vapourer Immediately after hatching the ♀ sits on the cocoon and excretes scent substances, often within 1 hour there will be a ♂. Immediately after mating the eggs are laid on her own cocoon, she dies soon after this.
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Rusty tussock moth
Witvlakvlinder
Schlehen-Bürstenspinner
Étoilée
Bombice antico
Orgyia antiqua [L.]
Orgyia antiqua [L.]
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Orgyia antiqua [L.]
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