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Laelia coenosa (Reed Tussock)

Synonyms: Bombyx coenosa (homotypic); Laelia brevicornis; Laelia caenosa; Laelia fuscolimbata

Wikipedia Abstract

The reed tussock (Laelia coenosa) is a species of moth of the Lymantriidae family. It is found in North Africa, southern and central Europe, through Russia and eastern Asia up to Japan. The wingspan is 35–50 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location. The larvae primarily feed on Phragmites australis and Phragmites communis, but also Festuca, Carex and Cladium species.
View Wikipedia Record: Laelia coenosa

Infraspecies

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
Lago di Burano 1208 Italy  

Prey / Diet

Cladium mariscus (Jamaica swamp sawgrass)[1]
Sparganium erectum (Bur Reed)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0