EPPO-Q-bank

A database to support plant pest diagnostic activities

Orgyia pseudotsugata(ORGYPS)

Overview

Data shown below are extracted from EPPO Global Database
https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/ORGYPS
EPPO GD contains information about geographical distribution, host plants, and more...
Important note: GD is not a primary source for taxonomy (classification and nomenclature) and should not be considered as such. The EPPO Secretariat follows different sources (literature, databases) to provide some elements of taxonomy to its users. However, it does not attempt to provide all levels of the taxonomic tree or exhaustive lists of accepted taxa.
Basic information
  • EPPO code: ORGYPS
  • Preferred name: Orgyia pseudotsugata
  • Authority: (McDunnough)

Other scientific names
Name Authority
Hemerocampa pseudotsugata McDunnough

Common names
Name Language
douglas-fir tussock moth English
chenille à houppes du sapin Douglas French
Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia ( 1ANIMK )
Phylum Arthropoda ( 1ARTHP )
Subphylum Hexapoda ( 1HEXAQ )
Class Insecta ( 1INSEC )
Order Lepidoptera ( 1LEPIO )
Family Erebidae ( 1EREBF )
Genus Orgyia ( 1ORGYG )
Species Orgyia pseudotsugata ( ORGYPS )