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Furcula bicuspis (Alder Kitten)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Furcula bicuspis, the alder kitten, is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone. The wingspan is 30–35 mm. The moths are on wing from May to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on Betula species and Alnus glutinosa.
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Infraspecies

Furcula bicuspis bicuspis
Furcula bicuspis lanigera
Furcula bicuspis transiens

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Alnus glutinosa (European alder)[1]
Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Betula pubescens pubescens (downy birch)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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