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Definition of Orgyia

Orgyia
Orgyia Or*gy"i*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the length of the outstretched arms. So named because, when at rest, it stretches forward its fore legs like arms.] (Zo["o]l.). A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of Orgyia leucostigma) are often very injurious to fruit trees and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also vaporer moth.

Meaning of Orgyia from wikipedia

- Orgyia leucostigma, the white-marked tussock moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. The...
- 1932) Orgyia ariadne (Schintlmeister, 1994) Orgyia australis Walker, 1855 Orgyia basinigra (Heylaerts, 1892) Orgyia cana H. Edwards, 1881 Orgyia chionitis...
- Orgyia antiqua, the rusty tussock moth or vapourer, is a moth in the family Erebidae. O. antiqua is native to Europe, but now has a transcontinental distribution...
- Orgyia pseudotsugata, the Douglas-fir tussock moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1921. It is...
- vapourer, Orgyia antiqua Western tussock moth, Orgyia vetusta White-marked tussock moth, Orgyia leucostigma Douglas-fir tussock moth, Orgyia pseudostugata...
- Orgyia viridescens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Sri Lanka. "Species Details: Orgyia viridescens...
- Orgyia postica, the cocoa tussock moth or hevea tussock moth, is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae of the family Erebidae found in the Oriental...
- Orgyia thyellina, the white-spotted tussock moth, is a species of moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881...
- Orgyia definita, the definite tussock moth or definite-marked tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alpheus Spring...
- Hodges number for Orgyia detrita is 8313. "Orgyia detrita report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23. "Orgyia detrita". GBIF...