Thaumetopoea pinivora
| Thaumetopoea pinivora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Subfamily: | Thaumetopoeinae |
| Genus: | Thaumetopoea |
| Species: | T. pinivora |
| Binomial name | |
| Thaumetopoea pinivora (Treitschke, 1834) | |
The Eastern Pine Processionary (Thaumetopoea pinivora) is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in South-East and Central Europe and Asia Minor.
The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The moths are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Pinus species.
Sources
- P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).
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