''Gynaephora selenitica'' is a
moth in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
first described by
Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1789. It is found from central Europe through eastern Europe to the
Urals and Ob' River in
West Siberia
Western Siberia or West Siberia (russian: Западная Сибирь, Zapadnaya Sibir'; kk, Батыс Сібір) is a part of the larger region of Siberia that is mostly located in the Russian Federation. It lies between the Ural region an ...
. It is not found in western and southern Europe and
Scandinavia.
The
wingspan is 20–25 mm for males and 30–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae are polyphagous and feed mainly on
species (including ''
Lotus
Lotus may refer to:
Plants
*Lotus (plant), various botanical taxa commonly known as lotus, particularly:
** ''Lotus'' (genus), a genus of terrestrial plants in the family Fabaceae
**Lotus flower, a symbolically important aquatic Asian plant also ...
'', ''
Coronilla'', ''
Hippocrepis
''Hippocrepis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.
Etymology
The name "Hippocrepis" comes from the Greek for "horse" () and for "shoe" (): literally, "horseshoe"; this is descriptive of the shape of the fruit segments in ...
'' and ''
Onobrychis''), as well as various shrubs (''
Prunus spinosa'', ''
Salix'', ''
Vaccinium'', ''
Calluna'' and ''
Rosa'') and other plants (
Asteraceae,
Rosaceae
Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera.
The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...
including ''
Potentilla
''Potentilla'' is a genus containing over 300Guillén, A., et al. (2005)Reproductive biology of the Iberian species of ''Potentilla'' L. (Rosaceae).''Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid'' 1(62) 9–21. species of annual, biennial and perenni ...
''). Larvae can be found from July to April. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie
Gynaephora selenitica - Keila2.jpg, Caterpillar
Gynaephora selenitica MHNT.CUT.2012.0.356 mont Rachais female.jpg, Female
Gynaephora selenitica MHNT.CUT.2012.0.356 mont Rachais Male.jpg, Male
References
External links
"10394 ''Gynaephora selenitica'' (Esper, 1789) - Mondfleck-Bürstenspinner, Mondfleck-Bürstenbinder"
''Lepiforum e. V.''
Moths described in 1789
Lymantriinae
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
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