Calliteara lunulata
| Calliteara lunulata | |
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| Calliteara lunulata takamukuana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Calliteara |
| Species: | C. lunulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliteara lunulata (Butler, 1887)
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Calliteara lunulata is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan, China and Taiwan.
The wingspan is 51–55 mm for males and 65–70 mm for females.[1] Adults are on wing from May to June and from July to August in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various trees, including Quercus and Castanea species.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]- Calliteara lunulata lunulata
- Calliteara lunulata takamukuana (Matsumura, 1927) (Taiwan)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Calliteara lunulata.
- ^ Japanese Moths
- ^ "Forest pests on the territories of the former USSR" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
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