Dasychira meridionalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dasychira meridionalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

Dasychira meridionalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

The southern tussock moth (Dasychira meridionalis) is a Erebidae tussock moth found in North America.

Family
Genus
Dasychira
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dasychira meridionalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

Dasychira meridionalis, commonly known as the southern tussock moth, is a species of tussock moth belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913. It is native to and found in North America. The MONA, also called Hodges, number assigned to Dasychira meridionalis is 8298.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Erebidae › Dasychira

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