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  1. United Kingdom
  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
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33-40 mm

    Regional distr. - legend
    Phenogram based on 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
    Extinct
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    Critically endangered
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