#3105 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

White-marked Tussock Moth

Orgyia leucostigma

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Fyn Kynd · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Mirko Schoenitz · CC0
3. © lkirk · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Cody Hough · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Michael J. Papay · CC BY 4.0
6. Linn County, US-IA, US:© relliott · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Branford Supply Pond Park, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA:© Kristof Zyskowski · CC BY 4.0
8. 208 S Great Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773, USA:© Jef Taylor · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Ashford, CT, US:© Joanna W. Greenwood · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Athens, GA, USA:© DiegoH · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The white-marked tussock moth ( Orgyia leucostigma ) is a moth in the family Erebidae. The caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, extending as far west as Texas, Colorado, and Alberta. Also found in Europe and Taiwan.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 44,763iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
44,763 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by James Edward Smith in 1797 (229 years ago).