Orgyiini

Orgyiini

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Orgyiini: /ɔːˈdʒaɪ.ɪˌaɪ.naɪ/

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Images

Dasychira manto by James Sullivan, Research Collection of J. B. Sullivan. Used under a Copyrighted free use license.
Dasychira manto 5251707 by Annika Lindqvist. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Dasychira cinnamomea MEM304007 by Mississippi Entomological Museum. Used under a CC0 license.
Dasychira grisefacta ella MEM304085 by Mississippi Entomological Museum. Used under a CC0 license.
Dasychira meridionalis 3778411 by John P. Friel. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Dasychira basiflava 12905687 by Laura Gaudette. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Summary

The Orgyiini are a tribe of tussock moths in the family Erebidae, first described by Wallengren in 1861. They are characterized by specific hair arrangements on their caterpillars.

Physical Characteristics

Caterpillars have brushes of hairs on abdominal segments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8, with pencils of hairs projected forward from the sides of the head.

Tags

  • Lepidoptera
  • Erebidae
  • tussock moths
  • Orgyiini