Calliteara abietis

Calliteara abietis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from northern and central Europe, through Russia to Japan.

Calliteara abietis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Calliteara
Species:
C. abietis
Binomial name
Calliteara abietis
Synonyms
  • Bombyx abietis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Dicallomera abietis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

The wingspan is 35–52 mm.

The larvae feed on Picea abies, Larix sibirica and Juniperus communis.

Subspecies

  • Calliteara abietis abietis
  • Calliteara abietis argentata (Japan,…)
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