Dasychira pinicola

Dasychira pinicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lymantriidae
Genus: Dasychira
Species: D. pinicola
Binomial name
Dasychira pinicola
Dyar, 1911

The Pine Tussock (Dasychira pinicola) is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

The larvae feed on Pinus species, including Pinus banksiana.


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