page_title: Orgyia leucostigma
section_title: Pupae
hierarchical_section_title: Orgyia leucostigma / Life cycle / Pupae
caption_attribution_description: English: Orgyia leucostigma in Pupae stage
context_page_description: 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 caterpillar is very common especially in late summer in eastern North America, extending as far west as Texas, California, and Alberta.
context_section_description: The caterpillars spin a grayish cocoon in bark crevices and incorporate setae in it. The moths emerge after two weeks.
caption: Orgyia leucostigma in larval stage
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