Orgyiini
Sign in to saveThe Orgyiini are a tribe of tussock moths of the family Erebidae. The tribe was described by Wallengren in 1861.
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The Orgyiini are a tribe of tussock moths of the family Erebidae. The tribe was described by Wallengren in 1861.
==Description== Caterpillars of the group have brushes of hairs on the top of abdominal segments 1 (adjacent to the thorax), 2, 3, 4, and 8 and pencils of hairs projected forward from the sides of the head.
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