Dasychira grisefacta, the pine tussock or grizzled tussock, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1911.[1] It is found in North America in Alberta, from British Columbia to Arizona and Oregon, in New Mexico, Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota.

Dasychira grisefacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Dasychira
Species:	D. grisefacta
Binomial name
Dasychira grisefacta Dyar, 1911

The wingspan is about 42 mm for males, the females are wingless.

The larvae feed on Pseudotsuga menziesii, Tsuga heterophylla, Picea engelmannii, Picea glauca, Pinus ponderosa and Pinus edulis.

Subspecies

There are two recognized subspecies:

• Dasychira grisefacta grisefacta (Dyar, 1911)
• Dasychira grisefacta ella (Bryk, 1934)

References

• Miller, Jeffrey C. & Hammond, Paul C. (2000). "Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands". U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team.
• Fauske, Gerald M. (March 27, 2002). "Dasychira grisefacta (Dyar 1911)". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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