Calliteara abietis

Calliteara abietis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Calliteara
Species: C. abietis
Binomial name
Calliteara abietis
Synonyms
  • Bombyx abietis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Dicallomera abietis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Calliteara abietis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from northern and central Europe, through Russia to Japan.

The wingspan is 35–52 mm.

The larvae feed on Picea abies, Larix sibirica and Juniperus communis.

Subspecies

  • Calliteara abietis abietis
  • Calliteara abietis argentata (Japan,…)


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