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Thaumetopoea solitaria

(Thaumetopoea solitaria)

Description

Thaumetopoea solitaria is a moth of the Thaumetopoeidae family. It is found in Anatolia (including Turkey), on Cyprus, east to Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran. The wingspan is 20–28 mm for males and 25–35 mm for females. The moths are on wing from August to September. The larvae feed on Pistacia terebinthus, Cupressus sempervirens and Fraxinus.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Notodontidae
Genus:Thaumetopoea
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