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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Gynaephora (G.) selenitica
Gynaephora selenitica(Esper, 1789)
  1. Erebidae
  2. Lymantriinae
  3. Orgyiini
  4. Gynaephora
  5. Gynaephora
  6.  selenitica
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Habitat

  • Heathlands, moorlands
  • Warm meadows
  • Warm scrub

MU

20-25 mm

FU

30-35 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DeutschMondfleck-Bürstenbinder
    DeutschMondfleck-Bürstenspinner
    FrançaisOrgyie sélénitique
    LietuviųMargasis verpikas
    PolskiSzczotecznica księżycówka
    SuomeksiRämekarvajalka
    SvenskaOstlig harfotspinnare
    РусскийШерстолапка лунчатая
    中文白斑草原毛虫
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeMedicagoMedick
    ScrophulariaceaeCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved toadflax
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Male.

Paolo MazzeiItaly

Female.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Kazimierz Dolny

Male.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Kazimierz Dolny

Female.

Rafał LipskiPoland, Kazimierz Dolny

Male.

Paweł Bojar †Poland, Okale

Copulating pair.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Kazimierz Dolny

Larva.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Kazimierz Dolny

Larva.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Kazimierz Dolny

Larva.

Pertti PakkanenFinland, Tuusula

Eggs.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland

Eggs.

Rafał LipskiPoland, Kazimierz Dolny
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