Orgyia recens
Orgyia recens, the scarce vapourer, is a moth of the subfamily Lymantriinae found in Europe. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819. The wingspan is 35 to 40 millimetres (1.4–1.6 in) for the males; the females are wingless. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, such as Crataegus and Salix species.
Caterpillar
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Orgyia |
| Species: | O. recens |
| Binomial name | |
| Orgyia recens (Hübner, 1819) | |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orgyia recens. |
- Kimber, Ian. "72.018 BF2025 Scarce Vapourer Orgyia recens (Hübner, [1819])". UKMoths. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- "Orgyia (Clethrogyna) recens (Hübner 1819)". Fauna Europaea. Archived 20 March 2017.
- "10396 Orgyia recens (Hübner, [1819) - Eckfleck-Bürstenspinner, Eckfleck-Bürstenbinder"]. Lepiforum e. V. Retrieved 16 May 2020. (in German)
- "Orgyia recens (Hübner, 1819)". Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de. Retrieved 16 May 2020. (in German)
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