Thaumetopoea pinivora
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| Species: | T. pinivora
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| Thaumatopoea pinivora Treitschke, 1834
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The Eastern Pine Processionary (Thaumatopoea pinivora) is a moth of the Thaumetopoeidae family. It is found in South-East and Central Europe and Asia Minor.
The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The moths are on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Pinus species.
Sources
- P.C.-Rougeot, P. Viette (1978). Guide des papillons nocturnes d'Europe et d'Afrique du Nord. Delachaux et Niestlé (Lausanne).