Habitat
- Beech forests
- Deciduous forests
- Mixed forests
45-65 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyHranostajník bukový 
DanskBøgespinder 
DeutschBuchen-Zahnspinner 
Eesti keelSipelgtutlane 
EnglishLobster Moth 
FrançaisEcureuil FrançaisStaurope du Hêtre 
LietuviųSkroblinė harpija 
MagyarBükkfa-púposszövő 
NederlandsEekhoorn 
NorskEkorntannspinner 
PolskiPotwora buczynówka 
PortuguêsMariposa-lagosta 
SlovenčinaHranostajník bukový 
SuomeksiNoitanirkko 
SvenskaEkorrspinnare 
РусскийВилохвост буковый РусскийВилохвост дубовый 
中文苹蚁舟蛾 
日本語シャチホコガ 
한국어재주나방
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Aceraceae Acer campestre Field Maple Betulaceae Betula pendula Silver Birch Betulaceae Carpinus betulus European Hornbeam Betulaceae Corylus avellana Common Hazel Cornaceae Cornus sanguinea Common Dogwood Fagaceae Fagus sylvatica European Beech Fagaceae Quercus infectoria Aleppo oak Fagaceae Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak Malvaceae Tilia cordata Small-leaved Lime Platanaceae Platanus orientalis Oriental plane Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Malus Apple Rosaceae Prunus cocomilia Italian plum Rosaceae Prunus domestica Plum Rosaceae Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Salicaceae Populus euphratica Euphrates Poplar Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Sapindaceae Acer obtusifolium Syrian maple - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Betula Birch Rosaceae Crataegus Hawthorn Rosaceae Malus Apple
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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