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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

- 1932) Orgyia ariadne (Schintlmeister, 1994) Orgyia australis Walker, 1855 Orgyia basinigra (Heylaerts, 1892) Orgyia cana H. Edwards, 1881 Orgyia chionitis...
- 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...
- Hodges number for Orgyia detrita is 8313. "Orgyia detrita report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23. "Orgyia detrita". GBIF...
- Orgyia pseudotsugata, the Douglas-fir tussock moth, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1921. It is...
- 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 definita, the definite tussock moth or definite-marked tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Alpheus Spring...
- 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...
- 8310. "Orgyia magna Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24. "Orgyia magna". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24. "Orgyia magna species...
- Orgyia vetusta, also known as the western tussock moth, formerly Hemerocampa vetusta, is a moth found in the Pacific States and British Columbia. The species...
- 8317. "Orgyia falcata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23. "Orgyia falcata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23. "Orgyia falcata...