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Saffron tussock

Euproctis crocea Walker, 1865

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The saffron tussock (Euproctis crocea) is a species in the family Erebidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the saffron tussock

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the saffron tussock live?

Not recorded

Is the saffron tussock endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the saffron tussock classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyErebidae
  6. genusEuproctis
  7. SpeciesEuproctis crocea Walker, 1865

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the saffron tussock

Other species in the same genus Euproctis.

Brown-tail

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

ErebidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the saffron tussock?

The saffron tussock (Euproctis crocea) belongs to the family Erebidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Saffron tussock (Euproctis crocea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/saffron-tussock

MLA

“Saffron tussock (Euproctis crocea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/saffron-tussock.

BibTeX
@misc{saffron_tussock_2026,
  title = {Saffron tussock (Euproctis crocea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saffron-tussock},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}