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Calliteara lunulata

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Lymantriidae

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Calliteara grotei, Pida postalba, Arctornis cygna, Numenes patrana, Calliteara

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Calliteara lunulata is a moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan, China and Taiwan.

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The wingspan is 51-55 for males and 65–70 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June and from July to August in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees, including Quercus and Castanea species.

calliteara lunulata


Subspecies

  • Calliteara lunulata lunulata
  • Calliteara lunulata takamukuana (Matsumura, 1927) (Taiwan)
  • References

    Calliteara lunulata Wikipedia


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