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The White-Spotted Tussock Moth (''Orgyia thyellina'') is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is native to the Russian Far East, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. It was discovered in Auckland, New Zealand in 1996. Operation Ever Green was established that same year to eradicate the pest. By 1998 the species was eradicated. It is thought of as one of the most successful eradication programmes ever undertaken in an urban area.〔(Biosecurity New Zealand )〕 The wingspan is 21–29 mm for males and 30–42 mm for females of the first two generations.〔(Japanese Moths )〕 The first two generations produce winged female moths. The last generation of females is flightless. Male adults are usually grey to black with one white spot on each wing. Females are generally creamy white with a dark spot on the wings. The larvae mainly feed on Rosaceae species, including mulberry ''Morus'', ''Pyrus'', ''Prunus avium'', ''Prunus domestica'' and ''Malus''. Other recorded foodplants include ''Rosa'', ''Prunus persica'', ''Salix'', ''Betula'', ''Quercus'', ''Acer negundo'', ''Wisteria'', ''Kennedia'', ''Clianthus puniceus'' and ''Citrus x paradisi''. They are blackish and strongly setose, with a red line along each side and four tufts of pale hairs along the back. The male larvae have five instars while female larvae have six.〔(Adventive species of Lepidoptera recorded for the first time in New Zealand since 1988 )〕 == Gallery == File:Orgyia_thyellina_female_ventral.jpg|Female, ventral view File:Orgyia_thyellina_male_ventral.jpg|Male, ventral view 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orgyia thyellina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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