Spatalia argentina

Spatalia argentina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Spatalia
Species: S. argentina
Binomial name
Spatalia argentina

The Argentine (Spatalia argentina) is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Central and Southern Europe,[1] through Turkey and Iraq, up to Iran.

The wingspan is 35–40 millimetres (1.4–1.6 in). The moth flies from April to August in two generations depending on the location.

The larvae mainly feed on Quercus species, but also on Salix and Populus species.

References

  1. "Spatalia argentina (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2017.


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