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Orgyia postica.jpg

Orgyia postica  (Walker, 1855)


Home > Insects > Lepidoptera - Moths > Erebidae​​ > ​​Lymantriinae > ​​​​Orgyia postica

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
​Tribe: Orgyiini
Genus: Orgyia
Species: postica


  • Common names: Cocoa Tussock Moth
  • Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo, Java, New Guinea, Thailand
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum (Cheelong), Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son (Pai)
  • Additional notes: 
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Images of Orgyia postica​ from Thailand.
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Orgyia postica (Walker, 1855) Chiang Mai
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Orgyia postica (Walker, 1855) Chaiyaphum
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Orgyia postica (Walker, 1855) Pai, Mae Hong Son, November
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Orgyia postica (Walker, 1855) Cheelong Chaiyaphum January

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Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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