---
title: "Rusty Tussock Moth"
description: "Orgyia antiqua — Insetti e ragni. Orgyia antiqua, the rusty tussock moth or vapourer, is a moth in the family Erebidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/rusty-tussock-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rusty Tussock Moth

> Orgyia antiqua — Insetti e ragni. Orgyia antiqua, the rusty tussock moth or vapourer, is a moth in the family Erebidae.

- Scientific name: *Orgyia antiqua*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 22637
- Wikidata: [Q25647](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25647)
- iNaturalist taxon: [61910](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/61910)

## Names

- en: Rusty Tussock Moth
- de: Schlehen-Bürstenspinner
- es: Gusano de los penachos
- fr: Étoilée
- nl: Witvlakvlinder
- pl: Znamionówka starka

## Countries with the most observations

GB (5029), CA (2084), DE (1982), US (1592), FR (1199), FI (773), RU (727), AT (717), PL (712), DK (530), CZ (413), IT (385)

## Summary

Orgyia antiqua, the rusty tussock moth or vapourer, is a moth in the family Erebidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgyia_antiqua

## Photo

![Rusty Tussock Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rusty-tussock-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179395730

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rusty-tussock-moth?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).