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  1. Europe
  2. Thaumetopoea herculeana
Thaumetopoea herculeana(Rambur, 1840)
  1. Notodontidae
  2. Thaumetopoeinae
  3. Thaumetopoea
  4.  herculeana
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TL: Spain, Andalusia, Gadiz

Habitat

  • Dry slopes
  • Pastures

Similar species

  • Thaumetopoea processionea
MU
FU

33-40 mm

  • Algeria
  • Morocco
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    FrançaisHerculéane
    SuomeksiVälimerenkulkuekehrääjä
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CistaceaeCistus inflatus
    CistaceaeCistus salviifoliusSage-leaved rock-rose
    CistaceaeHelianthemum canariense
    CistaceaeHelianthemum croceum
    CistaceaeHelianthemum nummulariumCommon Rockrose
    GeraniaceaeErodium arborescens
    GeraniaceaeErodium botrysLongbeak stork's bill
    GeraniaceaeErodium malacoidesMallow-leaved stork's bill
    GeraniaceaeErodium moschatumMusky stork's bill
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis

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Adult.

Eduardo MarabutoPortugal, Serra do Sicó

Male.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Algarve

Adult.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Algarve

Larva.

Ed von EmsPortugal, Mindelo

Larva.

Eduardo MarabutoPortugal

Larvae.

Paulo Lopes RodriguesPortugal

Larvae.

Jose VianaPortugal, Alcáçovas

Larva.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Algarve

Pupa.

Ana ValadaresPortugal, Algarve
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