TL: European Turkey
Habitat
- Warm scrub on sunny slopes
Similar species
25-28 mm
32-35 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DeutschPistazien-Prozessionsspinner 
FrançaisProcessionaire du Pistachier 
MagyarPisztácia-búcsújárólepke 
SuomeksiKaakonkulkuekehrääjä
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Anacardiaceae Pistacia atlantica Mt. Atlas mastic tree Anacardiaceae Pistacia lentiscus Mastic Anacardiaceae Pistacia terebinthus Terebinth Anacardiaceae Pistacia vera Pistachio Anacardiaceae Rhus Sumac Anacardiaceae Schinus Fagaceae Quercus Oak Rosaceae Prunus Cherry - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Cupressaceae Cupressus sempervirens Mediterranean Cypress Oleaceae Fraxinus Ash
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Gastropacha solitaria Freyer, 1838
- Links
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Language Website Authors 
Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis
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