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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Orgyia (O.) antiqua
Orgyia antiqua(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Erebidae
  2. Lymantriinae
  3. Orgyiini
  4. Orgyia
  5. Orgyia
  6.  antiqua
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Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Gardens
  • Mixed forests
  • Orchards
  • Scrub

Similar species

  • Orgyia (Hemerocampa ) pseudotsugata
  • Orgyia (Telochurus) recens
MU

25-35 mm

FU

12-20 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    AzərbaycancaValehedici gözəlçə
    ČeskyŠtětconoš trnkový
    DanskLille penselspinder
    DeutschKleine Bürstenspinner
    DeutschSchlehen-Bürstenbinder
    DeutschSchlehen-Bürstenspinner
    EnglishVapourer
    English (US)Rusty Tussock Moth
    FrançaisBombyx antique
    FrançaisÉtoilée
    FrançaisEtoilée
    ÍslenskaSkógbursti
    LietuviųSodinis šepetinukas
    MagyarRozsdabarna kisszövő
    NederlandsWitvlakvlinder
    NorskHøstbørstespinner
    PolskiZnamionówka starka
    SlovenčinaŠtetinavec trnkový
    SuomeksiTäplätupsukas
    SvenskaAprikostofsspinnare
    РусскийКистехвостка античная
    РусскийКистехвостка обыкновенная
    زبان_فارسیشاپرک خاشاک زنگاری
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeArtemisia vulgarisCommon Mugwort
    BetulaceaeAlnus glutinosaBlack Alder
    BetulaceaeBetula pendulaSilver Birch
    BetulaceaeBetula pubescensDowny Birch
    BetulaceaeCorylus avellanaCommon Hazel
    CannaceaeCanna indicaIndian shot
    CornaceaeCornus albaSiberian Dogwood
    CornaceaeCornus sanguineaCommon Dogwood
    EricaceaeArbutus unedoStrawberry Tree
    EricaceaeErica carneaWinter heath
    EricaceaeVaccinium myrtillusBilberry
    FabaceaeCytisus scopariusCommon Broom
    FagaceaeFagus sylvaticaEuropean Beech
    FagaceaeQuercus petraeaSessile Oak
    FagaceaeQuercus roburPedunculate oak
    GeraniaceaePelargonium peltatumIvy-leaved pelargonium
    GeraniaceaePelargonium zonale
    GrossulariaceaeRibes nigrumBlack Currant
    LamiaceaeMelissa officinalisLemon balm
    LythraceaeLythrum salicariaPurple Loosestrife
    MalvaceaeTiliaLime
    OleaceaeForsythiaForsythia
    PinaceaePicea abiesNorway Spruce
    PolygonaceaeFallopia baldschuanicaRussian-vine
    RhamnaceaeFrangula alnusAlder Buckthorn
    RosaceaeCotoneaster dammeriBearberry cotoneaster
    RosaceaeCrataegus rhipidophylla
    RosaceaeDasiphora fruticosaShrubby cinquefoil
    RosaceaeFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweet
    RosaceaeMalus domesticaApple tree
    RosaceaePrunus cerasiferaCherry Plum
    RosaceaePrunus cerasusSour Cherry
    RosaceaePrunus domesticaPlum
    RosaceaePrunus laurocerasusCherry laurel
    RosaceaePrunus padusBird Cherry
    RosaceaePrunus serotinaBlack Cherry
    RosaceaePrunus spinosaBlackthorn
    RosaceaePyrus communisEuropean Pear
    RosaceaeRosa caninaDog Rose
    RosaceaeRubus caesiusEuropean dewberry
    RosaceaeRubus fruticosusBlackberry
    RosaceaeRubus idaeusRed raspberry
    RosaceaeSorbus aucupariaEuropean Rowan
    SalicaceaePopulus canadensisCanadian poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus nigraBlack Poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus tremulaCommon Aspen
    SalicaceaeSalix albaWhite Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix auritaEared Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
    SalicaceaeSalix salvifolia
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    RosaceaeRubusBramble
    RosaceaeRubus plicatusBramble
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Orgyia gonostigmaLinnaeus, 1758
    Orgyia zimmermanniGraeser, 1888
    Orgyia confinisGrum-Grshimailo, 1891
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Pacific Northwest Moths
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Male.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Dobrzyń

Male.

Marek SwadzbaGermany, Weitersburg

Male, upperside.

Adam LaryszPoland, Imielin

Female laying eggs.

Андрей ПолстянойRussia, Тополиный

Female.

Андрей ПолстянойRussia, Тополиный

Copulating pair.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom

Larva.

Marek MiłkowskiPoland, Januszno

Larva.

Elżbieta KamińskaPoland, Zwierzyń

Larva.

Joanna WalczewskaPoland, Obrowo

Larva.

Marek SwadzbaGermany, Weitersburg

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Larva.

Michał FurgołPoland

Pupa.

Lucia BenešováSlovakia, Podunajské Biskupice

Pupa.

André Rui Magalhães AndradePortugal, Barcelos

Cocoon.

Walter SchönGermany

Eggs.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный

Eggs.

Андрей ПономаревRussia, Тополиный

Eggs.

Jan ZielińskiPoland, Andrychów
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