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Furcula furcula (Sallow Kitten)

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Furcula furcula, the sallow kitten, is a lepidoptera from the family Notodontidae. The moth can be found in Europe (including the Mediterranean region), Anatolia and the North of Iran. The moth is attracted to light. The flight period ranges from April to the end of August. The moth has two generations per year. The caterpillar can grow up to 35 mm and is bright green with a purple brown marking on the saddle. The caterpillar can be found from June up to September. The host plants are the willow, birch and poplar. The prolegs consist of long and thin extremities.
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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
2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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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