Orgyia postica
| Orgyia postica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lymantriidae |
| Genus: | Orgyia |
| Species: | O. postica |
| Binomial name | |
| Orgyia postica (Walker, 1855) | |
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The Cocoa Tussock Moth or Hevea Tussock Moth (Orgyia postica) is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found from the Oriental Tropics to New Guinea.[1]
The wingspan is 20–30 mm for males.[2] The female is wingless. Adult males are on wing year round.
The name Orgyia is derived from the fact that the larvae have been recorded on a wide range of species, including Buchanania, Mangifera, Durio, Ochroma, Casuarina, Terminalia, Shorea, Hevea, Ricinus, Pelargonium, Cinnamomum, Acacia, Albizia, Caesalpina, Cajanus, Cassia, Dalbergia, Erythrina, Pithecellobium, Pterocarpus, Sesbania, Xylia, Lagerstroemia, Eucalyptus, Tristania, Zizyphus, Malus, Coffea, Citrus, Santalum, Dimocarpus, Litchi, Nephelium, Theobroma, Camellia, Grewia and Tectona.[3] The head, legs and prolegs are pale red. The body is longitudinally banded in dark brown and pale yellow. The four dorsal brushes are pale yellow.[4]